A small-scale prototype of a stitch-less “leather” jacket is on display at the Design and the Elastic Mind exhibition that is currently taking place at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Created by Oron Catts and lonat ...
Researchers from Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary have published a new study suggesting a primitive communication system may unite virtually all mammals. The theory could help explain why previous research has shown that many mammals, including humans, understand the vocalizations ...
In 2001, Zoo workers at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, were astonished to find a hammerhead shark pup in an aquarium devoid of male bonehead sharks. Thorough genetic analysis recently revealed that the pup was indeed a result ...
A recent study conducted in Indonesia shows that male primates “paid” for sexual access to females in the form of pre-sex rituals, and that the success of these rituals was reduced as the number of available females went up. Although ...
Utilizing a technique that combines low temperature measurements and theoretical calculations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists have revealed for the first time the electronic structure of single DNA molecules. This development could advance the creation of future DNA based computers ...
Researchers from the University of Kentucky recently managed to genetically engineer a cancer resistant mouse. The team, headed by Professor Vivek Rangnekar, engineered the mouse so that a certain part of the Par-4 gene would be expressed in its cells, ...
A new research from Rockefeller University shows that our immune system cells can detect and destroy cancerous tumor cells in breasts and ovaries. The protein that detects the cancerous cells was identified and can be used in future immunity-based therapeutic ...
Researchers from MIT and the University of Rochester have made significant progress towards developing a device that capable of capturing and treating specific cells as they flow through the blood stream. Among other applications, such a device could be used ...
In collaboration between Kent State University, Summa Health System and IC-MedTech, an innovative liquid crystal technology has been developed. The technology offers the promise of safer, more effective drugs for the treatment of cancer and of many other diseases. Dr. ...
The Innate immunity system constantly kills cancer cells inside our body. This is one of the reasons not all of us develop cancer. In collaboration between researchers from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for ...