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Category: Health
Common virus is ‘less prone to mutation’
One of the commonest causes of congenital disability, the Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV), is less prone to mutation than previously thought,
The origins of Chikungunya in Brazil
New evidence suggests that Chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least one year earlier than it was detected by public
Manipulating gene expression in neurons with CRISPR
Neuroscientists have used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology to regulate genes in the rat brain. Described in eNeuro, this technique paves
Breakthrough shines light on disease-fighting protein
X-ray and electron microscopy techniques help unfold the story of protein chaperones. A combination of X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy
Tweets tell scientists how quickly we normalize unusual weather
What kinds of weather do people find remarkable, when does that change, and what does that say about the public’s
Artificial lung cancer tissue could help find new drug treatments
A 3D hydrogel created by researchers in U of T Engineering Professor Molly Shoichet’s lab is helping University of Ottawa
Robust and specific gene regulation tool developed for primary brain neurons
A powerful new tool is available for neuroscience investigation into brain development, the mechanisms of memory and learning, and the
New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Queensland University of Technology of Australia, have developed a device that
New form of hereditary osteoporosis
A research group headed by Professor Outi Mäkitie, University of Helsinki, Finland, identified in families with childhood-onset osteoporosis disease-causing mutations
