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Bioinformaticians examine new genes the moment they are born
Accumulating evidence suggests that new genes can arise spontaneously from previously non-coding DNA instead of through…
New genetic compound marker could help early diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer
A research team has discovered a link between the interplay of certain simultaneously occurring genetic changes…
Virus may help combat fire ants, but caution is needed
A specific virus changes dietary behavior of fire ants, leading researchers to rethink control methods for…
What catches our eye
Our unconscious gaze is controlled by an automatic selection process computed by a neural network in…
Breakthrough opens door to smartphone powered $100 ultrasound machine
Engineers have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of…
Barriers and opportunities in renewable biofuels production
Researchers have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources. First, lowering the…
How caged molecules ‘rattle and sing’
A team of energy researchers has discovered that molecular motion can be predicted with high accuracy…
Farewell flat biology: Tackling infectious disease using 3-D tissue engineering
Microbiologists and tissue engineers discuss the development and application of three-dimensional (3-D) tissue culture models as…
Variation in cancer-causing KRAS mutations greater than thought
The effects of KRAS mutations underlying many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously…