Archive: 31/07/2015
High-resolution 3D images reveal the muscle mitochondrial power grid
A new study overturns longstanding scientific ideas regarding how energy is distributed within muscles for powering movement. Scientists are reporting the first clear evidence that muscle cells distribute energy primarily ...
Jul 31, 2015
Juvenile arthritis: why genetic risk is not in the genes
Scientists have been finding that genetic risk for many diseases lies primarily in noncoding parts of the genome, which used to be called "junk DNA," and not in the genes themselves. But that finding naturally begs more questions ...
Jul 31, 2015
On-chip processor: first step in point-of-care asthma & tuberculosis diagnostics
A device to mix liquids using ultrasonics is the first and most difficult component in a miniaturized system for low-cost analysis of sputum from patients with pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and asthma. The device, ...
Jul 31, 2015