Transforming DNA repair errors into assets

A new bioinformatics tool, MHcut reveals that a natural repair system for DNA damage, microhomology-mediated end…

Mathematics reveals new insights into Marangoni flows

Scientists have discovered new mathematical laws governing the properties of Marangoni flows. The new theory better…

Advanced cancer drug shrinks and intercalates DNA

A new study has found that the drug first forces itself between the strands of the…

Giving valleytronics a boost

Physicists have revealed a new quantum process in valleytronics that can speed up the development of…

Dolphins demonstrate coordinated cooperation

Researchers investigated the cooperative abilities of dolphins. Utilizing a simplified Hirata Task, the team found that…

Training for Title IX investigators lacks tested, effective techniques

Interviews are the central component of any Title IX investigation, but new research finds the techniques…

New venture team success requires collective ownership — with boundaries, study says

A sense of collective ownership is crucial to a startup team’s success. The energy and enthusiasm…

3D-printed device finds 'needle in a haystack' cancer cells by removing the hay

Finding a handful of cancer cells hiding among billions of blood cells in a patient sample…

Attacking metastatic breast cancer with sound

Drugs can be safely delivered to cancerous lymph nodes via the lymphatic system and then released…

Genetics reveal pacific subspecies of fin whale

New genetic research has identified fin whales in the northern Pacific Ocean as a separate subspecies,…