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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found a biomarker in head and neck cancers that can predict whether a patient's... Read More »

Prostate cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among males, but at present there is no standard test for the disease. It is no wonder, then, that researchers at ... Read More »

An inherited mutation is likely the link between exploding chromosomes and some aggressive types of cancer. Looking at the complete genome sequence of childhood brain ... Read More »

Innovations in the area of genome sequencing and individualized health care go hand-in-hand. As we learn more about the human genome, the more we understand about... Read More »

Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have discovered a compound that can repair RNA defects associated with diseases. Essential to all life on earth, RNA is... Read More »

Scientists at the the University of Warwick have discovered a very important plant gene, MEG1, that controls the amount of nutrients passed from an adult plant to its ... Read More »

Mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene may increase the risk for pancreatic cancer, according to new data. Researchers used the latest sequencing... Read More »

As children we were always encouraged to eat our fruits and vegetables, owing to the numerous benefits ascribed to produce. While some of these benefits might simply... Read More »

With 2012 looming before us, we should wonder, are doomsday scenarios complete hogwash or can science validate them?   Planet X and Asteroids   ... Read More »

Researchers have discovered the first known mechanism by which cells control the survival of messenger RNA (mRNA). Because mRNA helps regulate cell division, this... Read More »

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have genetically engineered the immune system of the Anopheles mosquito to block the transmission of... Read More »

Cancer radiation therapy capitalizes on radiation's ability to kill cells by causing double-strand breaks in DNA. But, because varying levels of radiation are... Read More »

A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method called laser transmission spectroscopy (LTS). LTS rapidly... Read More »

After a five year study, researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found the depletion of the START domain-containing protein 9 (STARD9 for ... Read More »

The more innovative you are, the more you’re worth. The 2011 salary survey published by The Scientist reported that the highest paid science careers are in... Read More »

An enlightened decision by the National Institutes of Health has freed up crucial transgenic strains of mice whose use for research was being threatened by a patent... Read More »

The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA was abuzz with coffee-fueled conversation the weekend of Oct. 21-22nd as a very diverse bunch -... Read More »

The Federal Circuit has upheld a finding of patent infringement against a farmer who planted “next generation” Roundup Ready® soybean seeds derived... Read More »

In a recent decision, the European Union Court of Justice, sitting in Grand Chamber, has ruled on three questions concerning interpretation of Article 6(2)(c) of EU... Read More »

  The US Court of Appeals has ruled that isolated genes from human DNA structures are patentable in the case of The Association for Molecular Pathology... Read More »