Battling Cellulose
Insights into biomass could improve biofuel production.Growing societal responsiveness to the long-term environmental impact of human activities has increased the drive to develop sustainable and...
View ArticleNanofluidics Get More Complex
A new three-dimensional device sorts and separates nanoparticles by size.Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in Gaithersburg, MD, have made one of the most...
View ArticleAntibody Drugs Customized by Genotype
A company wants to improve monoclonal-antibody therapies by tailoring them to patients’ genotypes.Monoclonal antibodies, which are engineered to hone in on very specific biological targets, have taken...
View ArticleResearch on Rejuvenating Effect of Young Blood Retracted
Were the vampiric benefits of blood from young mice too good to be true?Amy Wagers, a researcher at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, has retracted a high-profile...
View ArticleDrugging the Undruggable
A chemical “staple” creates mobile biological molecules with staying power.While scientists have identified proteins that drive myriad diseases, finding ways to control them is another matter. Thanks...
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