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8 Oct 2017Updated
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Jumping Gene and Bacterial Gene-Editing System Join Forces

A new study has captured evidence for the first time of ‘jumping genes’ adopting a bacterial immune mechanism for transferring genetic material across bacterial species as well as...

STA News 2 min

New Bacterium Discovered That Can Nucleate Ice

“Ice nucleation is a physical process that is of fundamental importance for the water cycle since it contributes to the formation of precipitation in clouds,” confirms Boris Vinatzer,...

HW News 2 min

Does the Answer to Better Patient Care Lie in Machine Learning?

Quite possibly, doctors have a tough job to do monitoring several patients at one time, and sometimes standards can slip when they’re given too heavy a workload. However,...

AI News 3 min

New Grant Allocated to Imperial College Professor to Research Incurable Lung Disease

It’s been an exciting month for Professor Toby Maher of the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) this August as he gets awarded a highly prestigious grant from...

STA News 2 min

Larger Artificial Cell Membrane Help Scientists Observe Proteins

Researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new type of polymer that imitates a natural cell membrane in order for scientists to study the functioning and...

HW News 2 min

Is Graphene the Key to Making Low-Cost Disease Diagnostic Systems?

Biomarker molecules are indicative of disease states and physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have just created a new graphene-based sensor that may soon be used as a...

HW News 3 min

Research Confirms Diabetes is Linked to Problems the Oral Microbiome

Results from a recent study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers confirms that oral microbiome is in fact affected by diabetes. Published in the journal Cell Host &...

HW News 3 min

Breakthrough in Gene Editing Comes as Scientists Correct Disease-Causing Mutation in Human Embryo

It’s an exciting time for gene editing currently as scientists achieve the first ever safe repair of a single-gene mutation in a human embryo. Using the CRISPR-Cas9 system,...

HW News 3 min

Are Twinkling Little Enzyme’s the Answer to Curing Cancer?

Enzymes are an important part of maintaining good health, and a new test confirms they could even help to pave the way to produce better treatments for cancer...

HW News 3 min