What genes are responsible for the development of breast cancer? What are the brain cell mutations that lead to the onset of Alzheimer’s? To find new therapies, scientists have to understand how diseases are triggered at cell level. Experiments on genetically modified mice are an indispensable part of basic medical research. Now a method has [...]
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Many diseases, including cancers, leave genetic clues in the body just as criminals leave DNA at the scene of a crime. But tools to detect the DNA-like sickness clues known as miRNAs, tend to be slow and expensive. Now a chemist and a biologist from University of Copenhagen have invented a method that promises to [...]
Researchers from King’s College London have provided the first experimental evidence confirming a great British mathematician’s theory of how biological patterns such as tiger stripes or leopard spots are formed. Read more from KCL. Tweet This Post
Despite spending many years at the bench, I often find it difficult to internalize molecular concepts without visualizing them first. Thankfully, there are numerous examples of artists who have succeeded in translating processes that cannot be seen by the human eye into visually stimulating models that are easily understood by both experienced scientists and students [...]
