Unravelling the origins of the human spine — ScienceDaily
The spinal column is the central supporting structure of the skeleton in all vertebrates. Not only does it provide a place for muscles to attach, it also protects the spinal…
Gene mutations that contribute to head and neck cancer also provide ‘precision’ treatment targets — ScienceDaily
About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal…
A roadmap to characterize lymphoma stroma — ScienceDaily
Lymphomas are blood cancers that often start from lymph nodes. Lymph nodes contain not only hematopoietic cells, mainly B- and T-lymphoid cells, but also non-hematopoietic cells (NHCs), also called stromal…
Climate change could spark the next pandemic, new study finds — ScienceDaily
As Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers predict wild animals will be forced to relocate their habitats — likely to regions with large human populations — dramatically increasing the risk…
For Human Settlements on Mars, Solar Power May Beat Nuclear Energy
This artist’s concept depicts astronauts and human habitats on Mars. Credit: NASA Photovoltaics may be more practical for long stays on Mars thanks to today’s light, flexible solar panels. According…
Scientists Unravel the Origins of the Human Spine
Scientists at EMBL Barcelona have recapitulated in the laboratory for the first time how the cellular structures that give rise to our spinal column form sequentially. In all vertebrates, the…
A New Type of Cell Death Mechanism Discovered in Fly Guts
During erebosis, fluorescent proteins such as GFP and RFP become lost, making cells “black”. In the beginning of erebosis, cells lose cytoplasmic GFP (left bottom cells). Then, erebotic cells lose…
Highly shape- and size-tunable membrane nanopores made with DNA
The lumen of membrane nanopores defines their function in biology and technology. In nanopore sensing, channel width controls the entrance and passage of individual molecules and influences the electrical read-out…
Development of biodegradable films using sunflower protein isolates and bacterial nanocellulose as innovative food packaging materials for fresh fruit preservation
Tsouko, E. et al. Bacterial cellulose production from industrial waste and by-product streams. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 16, 14832–14849 (2015). CAS PubMed PubMed Central Article Google Scholar Efthymiou, M.-N., Pateraki,…
Ultra-low binder content 3D printed calcium phosphate graphene scaffolds as resorbable, osteoinductive matrices that support bone formation in vivo
Synthesis of graphene oxide (GO) GO was synthesized using a method we have previously reported24,25. Specifically, GO was synthesized using a modified Hummers’ method85. Here, 10 g of graphite flakes (graphite…
