Researchers achieve meter-scale optical coherence tomography for first time

An industry-academic collaboration has achieved the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of cubic meter volumes.…

New research paper challenges dogma of cell cycle control

All textbooks describe the cyclin-dependent kinase complex as the one and only/exclusive regulator of the eukaryotic…

New US law poised to improve marine conservation worldwide

New restrictions on US seafood imports, which will require seafood to be harvested in accordance with…

Timing may be key to understanding cognitive problems in Parkinson’s disease

People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and mice that lack dopamine both are missing a critical brain…

Many early-onset colon cancers are caused by genetic mutations passed through families

One in every six colorectal cancer patients (16 percent) diagnosed under age 50 has at least…

Autism breakthrough: One protein’s sweeping influence on development of autism revealed

A drop in one protein is enough to cause autism, according to the results of a…

Alzheimer’s: Proteomics gives clues toward alternatives to amyloid

In Alzheimer's research, one particular protein looms large: plaque-forming amyloid-beta. Yet plaques can accumulate decades before…

Rising sea level estimates require collaborative response, experts say

Policymakers and scientists must act quickly and collaboratively to help coastal areas better prepare for rising…

‘Junk RNA’ molecule found to play key role in cellular response to stress

A new study has found a surprising role for what had been considered a nonfunctional 'junk'…

Gene editing takes on new roles

A new combined method may finally give scientists a tool fine enough to probe life's most…