IMAGE: deepai COLOGNE, Dec 31 – Scientists in Germany have identified a biological mechanism that helps explain why small cell lung cancer (SCLC), one of the most aggressive forms of lung cancer, relapses quickly despite…
Ethics of research not so black and white
[caption id="attachment_5417" align="alignright" width="2106"] credit: ThinkStockPhotos.com[/caption] HOUSTON – (July 30, 2015) – With federally funded research under growing scrutiny from the public, researchers face more pressure than ever to defend their work and make ethical decisions…
IAI Introduces an Innovative Robotic Shipping Container Storage…
The System Reduce Storage Area in Ports by 50% and Increase Speed of Unloading Containers July 29, 2015- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is introducing the Robotic Container Management & Storage System (RCMS), an innovative autonomous…
Single gene regulates Casparian strip formation
[caption id="attachment_5408" align="alignright" width="300"] Casparian strip is made of lignin deposited between endodermal cells. MYB36 positively regulates genes required for both polymerizing lignin and locating lignin polymerizing machinery to the Casparian strip deposition site. Copyright…
How to make chromosomes from DNA
Restoration of DNA structure shown to be prerequisite [caption id="attachment_5402" align="alignright" width="300"] *Model of condensin function revealed by the present study. © 2015 Takashi Sutani[/caption] Researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered a long-overlooked…