Better chemo drug adsorption onto targeted delivery capsules

One of the challenges in cancer research is improving the delivery of chemo drugs to enhance…

Exposure to organochlorine pesticides in the womb linked to poorer lung function in childhood

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in the womb go on to have worse…

New insights into DNA phase separation

A recent study has presented the notion of 'DNA Phase Separation', which suggests that the DNA…

Magellanic Clouds duo may have been a trio

Two of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way -- the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds…

Enlarged genotype-phenotype correlation for a deletion in neurofibromatosis type 1

New research shows that while a three-base pair, in-frame deletion called p.Met992del in the NF1 gene…

Chemists create circular fluorescent dyes for biological imaging

Chemists have created a new class of fluorescent dyes that function in water and emit colors…

Hardwired for laziness? Tests show the human brain must work hard to avoid sloth

Society has encouraged people to be more physically active, yet we are actually becoming less active.…

New insights into DNA polymerases in interaction with modified substrates

New findings at the molecular level of polymerases can be used for genome sequencing and other…

Women who experienced higher levels of trauma gave birth to significantly smaller male babies

Researchers have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants -- an average decrease of 38…

Zika vaccine shows promise for treating deadly brain cancer

Researchers have successfully deployed a Zika virus vaccine to target and kill human glioblastoma brain cancer…