Study: Scientists find how the enzyme AMPK, largely thought to suppress cancer, actually helps...
Long thought to suppress cancer by slowing cellular metabolism, the protein complex AMPK also seemed to help some tumors grow, confounding researchers. Now,...
Study: Do kitchen items shed antimicrobial nanoparticles after use? (Details)
Because of their antimicrobial and antifungal properties, silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers (billionth of a meter) in size, are being...
Study: Embryos ‘remember’ the chemicals that they encounter — (Details)
We all start out as a clump of identical cells. As these cells divide and multiply, they gradually take on distinct identities, acquiring...
Study: The chemical tricks of our blood — (Details)
The job of hemoglobin in our body seems to be quite simple: It transports oxygen molecules through our bloodstream. But this only works...
Study: Scientists’ newfound ability to create these components could lead to constructing entirely novel,...
For the first time, scientists have created, from scratch, self-assembling protein filaments.
These were constructed from identical protein subunits that snap together spontaneously to...
Study: New approach for testing for ALS may be useful to reverse debilitating disease...
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have shown that mutations in specific genes that destroy motor neurons and thereby cause the devastating effects...
Study: Body clock researchers prevent liver cancer growth in mice — (Details)
The body's internal clock could play a critical role in the fight against certain types of liver cancer, according to a preclinical study...
Study: Disrupting communication in infectious bacteria — (Details)
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers Pseudomonas aeruginosa a germ requiring urgent action to prevent and control its spread. The bacteria can cause...
Study: Some of retina’s light-sensing cells may have ancient roots — (Details)
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified what may be an ancient light-sensing mechanism in modern mouse retinal cells.
"Some evolutionary biologists...
Study: Interdisciplinary interactions inspire new discovery — (Details)
Researchers in Japan have found new good catalysts using unique "Heusler" alloys, following an interdisciplinary approach.
Most studies on catalysts have been conducted by...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
