New research that uncovers the mechanism behind the newest generation of cancer drugs is opening the door for better-targeted therapy. PARP inhibitors are molecular-targeted cancer drugs used to treat women with ovarian cancer who have the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. The drugs are showing promise in late-stage clinical trials for breast cancer, prostate cancer, ...
Artificial gravity has long been the stuff of science fiction. Picture the wheel-shaped ships from films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Martian, imaginary craft that generate their gravity by spinning around in space. Now, a team from CU Boulder is working to make those out-there technologies a reality. The researchers, led by aerospace ...
Scientists, led by the USF College of Marine Science, used NASA satellite observations to discover the largest bloom of seaweed in the world called the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB), as reported in Science. They confirmed that the belt of brown macroalgae seaweed called Sargassum forms its shape in response to ocean currents, based on ...
Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces of primordial life in ancient rock formations using potassium. The method relies on searching for high concentrations of potassium in ancient sedimentary rocks, rather than traditional methods that look for carbon, sulfur, or nitrogen—which can appear in ancient rocks through processes unrelated to ancient life. University ...
A report published in the International Journal of Climatology predicts Brisbane, Australia, will become a “difficult place to live” in the next three decades due to soaring temperatures. The extreme heat is also expected to lead to more deaths. Hot Brisbane According to the report, the number of hot days and nights will double in ...
Two fossils, one found more than a century ago and another collected 70 years later, were the clues that enabled a Masters student to identify a new species of prehistoric crocodile. The new species of crocodile has been described from opalized fossils found at Lightning Ridge in NSW, Australia, from a fossil dug up more than ...
Archaeologists learn about the past by piecing together artifacts from material culture: The tools, artwork, and architecture left behind that tell us how ancient humans lived. But imagine being able to study their ancient DNA as well to learn about how different groups of people were related to each other, where they came from, or ...
Ants. Sure, most are harmless and inconspicuous. Though, there are always exceptions. Army ants, bulldog ants, and fire ants are a few living members of the family Formicidae that nature television viewers might recognize from any number of the World’s Deadliest countdown shows that populate the airwaves these days. However, one of the most fearsome and ...
In a 600-ft-long saltwater wave tank on the coast of New Jersey, a team of NJIT researchers is conducting the largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to determine more precisely where hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil dispersed to following the drilling rig’s explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Led ...
Bottles of beer, wine, and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements, such as lead and cadmium, in their enameled decorations, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Plymouth analyzed both the glass and enameled decorations on a variety of clear and colored bottles readily available in shops and supermarkets. They showed ...
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