NEWS

160 year old research opens gateway to more nutritious and sustainable pea crops

Researchers at the John Innes Centre at Norwich Research Park have helped to solve a historical puzzle that could revolutionise the breeding of the...

Exploring the role of microRNAs in the mechanism of stress-induced anxiety

In an informative original blog - Amsbio reports how researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School have shed light on the role of...

FEATURES

Most engineered human cells created for studying disease

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural...

DNA damage can EVADE REPAIR for YEARS, changing views on mutations

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can...

RESEARCH

Implanted medical devices coated with copper nanoparticles could cut infection risk

Scientists have developed copper oxide nanoparticles which can be coated onto implanted medical devices to reduce the risk of infection after operations. A team at...

Mild exposure to environmental stressors appears to offer protection, study finds

McGill researchers say their work could have important implications for managing biodiversity in the face of increasing anthropogenic stressors, such as climate change and...