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Computer kidney could provide safer tests for new medications
(University of Waterloo) A University of Waterloo researcher has spearheaded the development of the first computational model of the human kidney.
Sensing shakes
(University of Tokyo) Every year earthquakes worldwide claim hundreds or even thousands of lives. Forewarning allows people to head for safety and a matter of seconds could spell the difference between life and death. UTokyo researchers demonstrate a...
Sensing shakes
(University of Tokyo) Every year earthquakes worldwide claim hundreds or even thousands of lives. Forewarning allows people to head for safety and a matter of seconds could spell the difference between life and death. UTokyo researchers demonstrate a...
Looking for Nemo
Kids movies shape the way we look at the world long after we leave the theater-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Violence Propels Ebola Outbreak Toward 1,000 Cases
Surging conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is hampering efforts to stamp out the virus-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to immune system and boost effects of immunotherapy
(Institute of Cancer Research) Precision cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors have a previously unknown ability to boost the immune system, and could help many more patients benefit from immunotherapy, a new study reveals.
Biologists have studied enzymes that help wheat to fight fungi
(Sechenov University) Scientists from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University together with their Russian colleagues studied reaction of wheat plants to damage caused by pathogenic fungi. They examined activation of enzymes involved in ce...
North Texas Regional Center of Expertise gets approval from UN
(University of Texas at Arlington) What began as a brainstorming session last year about how to unify sustainability efforts across North Texas is now the North Texas Regional Center of Expertise, or RCE, thanks to efforts led by Meghna Tare, Univers...
Two conferences to focus on citrus research and diseases that threaten citrus industry
(University of California - Riverside) Two conferences on citrus research and diseases will take place back-to-back at the Riverside Convention Center, Calif., starting Sunday, March 10, 2019. Reporters are invited to attend and cover the conferences...
How Gene Therapy Can Reverse a Form of Congenital Blindness
If we had known in advance of the challenges that were to come, we might never have started the research-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com