The Xp Bodypart Checker: Xp Bodypart Checker successfully divided radiographs depending on the body part. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered a practical way to detect and fix common labeling errors in large radiographic…
Marker for Cancer Stem Cells
Fluorescent probe identifies tumor-initiating cells. Cells with stem-cell characteristics appear to be especially important in the formation and metastasis of tumors. Scientists have now developed a universal fluorescent probe for these “cancer stem cells”. As…
Moving nanoparticles using light and magnetic fields
In a recent study, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, have designed a novel approach to trap and manoeuvre objects as small as 100 nm. [caption id="attachment_14481" align="alignnone" width="2002"] Schematic of the two…
To sleep, perchance to forget
[caption id="attachment_14478" align="alignnone" width="775"] Giulio Tononi and Chiara Cirelli in the lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness. PHOTO: JOHN MANIACI[/caption] The debate in sleep science has gone on for a generation. People…
Swarms detail energetic coupling
[caption id="attachment_14466" align="alignnone" width="700"] Earth's protective shield[/caption] The Sun bathes our planet in the light and heat it needs to sustain life, but it also bombards us with dangerous charged particles in solar wind. Our…