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Scientists Report Breakthrough in DNA Editing Technology 27 Aug 2013 | 03:11 am
La Jolla, CA (Scicasts) – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly than ever before.
Scientists Prove 50-Year-Old Hypothesis of RNA 'Higher-Order' Structure 27 Aug 2013 | 02:47 am
Saskatoon, SK, Canada (Scicasts) – When Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the double helical structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in 1953, it began a genetic revolution to map, study, and ...
Microneedle Patch Could Replace Standard Tuberculosis Skin Test 27 Aug 2013 | 02:20 am
Seattle, WA (Scicasts) – Each year, millions of people in the United States get a tuberculosis skin test to see if they have the infection that still affects one third of the world's population. But t...
Omega-3 Reduces ADHD Symptoms in Rats 24 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
Oslo, Norway (Scicasts) – Researchers at the University of Oslo have observed the behaviour of rats and have analyzed biochemical processes in their brains.
Researchers Invent Portable Device for Common Kidney Tests 23 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
Los Angeles, CA (Scicasts) – A lightweight and field-portable device invented at UCLA that conducts kidney tests and transmits data through a smartphone attachment may significantly reduce the need fo...
Scientists Discover That Chromosomal Rearrangements Can Be Advantageous 23 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Oeiras, Portugal (Scicasts) – A new study published by a research team at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC; Portugal), led by Miguel Godinho Ferreira in collaboration with Isabel Gordo, shows ...
Potential New Drug for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Identified 23 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
San Diego, CA (Scicasts) – Vedolizumab, a new intravenous antibody medication, has shown positive results for treating both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, according to researchers at the Univ...
How Sleep Helps Brain Learn Motor Task 23 Aug 2013 | 03:42 pm
Providence, RI (Scicasts) – You take your piano lesson, you go to sleep and when you wake up your fingers are better able to play that beautiful sequence of notes. How does sleep make that difference?...
New Technique May Help Regenerate Heart Cells to Treat Heart Disease 23 Aug 2013 | 03:32 am
Maryland Heights, MO (Scicasts) – Researchers have developed a new technique that might one day be used to convert cells from heart disease patients into heart muscle cells that could act as a persona...
Scientists Pinpoint a New Molecular Mechanism Tied to Pancreatic Cancer 23 Aug 2013 | 03:17 am
Houston, TX (Scicasts) – New research led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Baylor College of Medicine could aid efforts to diagnose and treat o...
