The human genetic blueprint is deceptively simple. Our genes are tightly wound into 46 X-shaped structures called chromosomes. Crafted by evolution, they carry DNA...
IntroductionIn March 2019, on a train headed southwest from Munich, the neuroscientist Maximilian Bothe adjusted his careful grip on the cooler in his lap....
Those attending the American Physical Society (APS) March meeting at the Minneapolis Convention Center next week will no doubt be looking forward to the...
IntroductionThe discovery during the Human Genome Project in the early 2000s that we humans have only about 20,000 protein-coding genes — about as many...
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique to better predict chemotherapy resistance in canines and humans.
Chemotherapy can save lives, but often a cancer...
Klotter, V. et al. Assessment of pathologic increase in liver stiffness enables earlier diagnosis of CFLD: results from a prospective longitudinal cohort study. PLoS...
Zheng, M., Tao, W., Zou, Y., Farokhzad, O. C. & Shi, B. Nanotechnology-based strategies for siRNA brain delivery for disease therapy. Trends Biotechnol. 36,...
Zhang, Y.-N., Poon, W., Tavares, A. J., McGilvray, I. D. & Chan, W. C. W. Nanoparticle–liver interactions: cellular uptake and hepatobiliary elimination. J. Control....
IntroductionIn the 16th century, the Belgian cartographer Abraham Ortelius created the world’s first modern atlas — a collection of maps that he called “The...