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from Yale News by Ziba Kashef – Research on chronic lung diseases has primarily focused on studying conditions, such as emphysema or lung fibrosis, in isolation. In a new study, Yale scientists identified a common genetic network for two chronic ...

ANGLE plc , the specialist medtech company, has announced that the results of the University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center’s ongoing work with ANGLE’s Parsortix system have demonstrated the potential for the use of Parsortix as a ...

Germinating Fern Spores Help Identify Genes Involved in Sensing and Responding to Gravity During germination, a calcium current is triggered in the fern spore by a gravity sensing mechanism. The calcium current is part of a signalling cascade that orients ...

from HealthDay News – Scientists say they’ve discovered how the Zika virus might cause severe brain and eye birth defects. The Zika outbreak in Brazil and other parts of Latin American and the Caribbean has coincided with a sharp increase ...

from Prostate Cancer News Today by Margarida Azevedo Researchers have identified that RNA markers in prostate biopsy samples and in the urine of prostate cancer patients are highly specific biomarkers for prostate cancer. The study, presented at the European Association of ...

from MyNews4.com by Cassie Wilson RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) — 200 young scientist and engineers competed in the 49th Annual Western Nevada Regional Science and Engineering Fair (WNRSF) March 2-3. The projects represented the top winners from school fairs ...

from Newsweek by Jessica Firger A group of researchers say they’ve taken a critical step in proving the Zika virus is most likely the cause of a rising number of microcephaly cases in Brazil. An investigation conducted on lab cultures, ...

from HPC Wire by Makeda Easter, Sept. 21 — Undergraduate biology labs are designed to prepare students for real-life biology work. These labs usually involve tried and true exercises like animal dissections, investigating enzymes, and microscope work.While traditional lab work ...

from HPC Wire by John Russell Univa’s recent launch of the Grid Engine Container Edition is the latest evidence of growing support for Docker containers in high-performance computing (HPC). Last month NERSC introduced Shifter, a tool for bringing Docker containers ...

from GenomeWeb by Andrew P. Han NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Scientists interested but not well versed in transcriptome profiling can now go to the Broad Institute for help. The Broad Technology Labs Specialized Services Facility offers automated services for high-throughput ...