A study published in PLOS NTDs reports on a saliva protein with the opposite effect: D7, a protein present in Aedes aegypti saliva, binds to Dengue virus (DENV) and inhibits its transmission to human cells…
Tardigrades, also known as water bears, have survived conditions that would kill almost any other organism including the vacuum of space, rehydration, and absolute zero temperatures. Now a team of scientists in Japan has sequenced…
Researchers from Princeton University and the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have found specific conditions — tumor hardness and a lack of oxygen at the tumor’s core — that lead to breast-cancer progression in laboratory cultures….
Scientists have, for the first time, found how X-rays and radioactive particles cause cancer in humans by damaging DNA, a finding that may lead to more effective treatments for tumours caused by radiation. This discovery…
New research suggests that variations of the proteins found in hair may be as valid an identification method as DNA, which could aid in analyzing crime-scene evidence. DNA profiling is often used for identification in…
The new method is a breakthrough in combating desertification and may prove fundamental in transforming deserts into fertile land. Chinese scientists have claimed to have converted sand into fertile soil using a new method which…