A first-of-its-kind study finds that increased muscle power, rather than muscle strength, can significantly prolong life for seniors. Muscle power
Day: April 21, 2019
Diet high in leucine may fuel breast cancer’s drug resistance
About one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. The vast majority of
Bioengineers program cells as digital signal processors
Synthetic biologists have added high-precision analog-to-digital signal processing to the genetic circuitry of living cells. The research, described online in the journal
CRISPR base editors can induce wide-ranging off-target RNA edits
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team reports that several of the recently developed CRISPR base editors, which create targeted
New software aims to reduce variability in ELISA biomarker tests
A new computational approach has been developed to reduce variability in common research biomarker tests, a promising step in improving
Local plant-microbe alliances shape global biomes
Dense rainforests, maple-blanketed mountains and sweeping coniferous forests demonstrate the growth and proliferation of trees adapted to specific conditions. The
Three-dimensional imaging identifies nutrient exchange in the human placenta
New three-dimensional imaging of the human placenta has been developed to help understand the reasons for fetal growth restriction —
‘Induced’ driving miles could overwhelm potential energy-saving benefits of self-driving
The benefits of self-driving cars will likely induce vehicle owners to drive more, and those extra miles could partially or
Rice students work up wearable to halt allergic reactions
Engineering team prototypes EpiWear to keep emergency medication at hand at all times. What if, in an emergency, you reach
Forecasting contagious ideas: ‘Infectivity’ models accurately predict tweet lifespan
Estimating tweet infectivity from the first 50 retweets is the key to predicting whether a tweet will go viral, according
