Researchers suggest that cells are programmed to self-destruct when isolated from their neighbors, potentially providing a key to fighting cancer and autoimmune diseases. This discovery could lead to new treatments by understanding how to disrupt the cell's suicidal tendencies.
An international team of researchers has cloned the human gene responsible for basal cell carcinoma, a common skin cancer. The discovery could lead to novel approaches in preventing and treating the disease, including a potential ointment that controls growth.
Researchers discovered a correlation between El Nino events and increased rainfall in central Israel over the past 20 years. The study used tree rings, satellite cloud images, and rainwater analysis to identify a link between El Niáo and Israeli rainfall.
Despite record unemployment rates for science-trained professionals, professors fail to encourage students to pursue careers outside the lab. Experts report that jobs in physical sciences are severely limited, leading many specialized workers to end up underemployed or in low-paying academic appointments.
A study published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy found that healthy young children in Mexico were colonized by E. coli resistant to multiple antibiotics. The study discovered that nearly 90% of stool samples contained isolates resistant to two or more antibiotics, highlighting a significant route for the dissemina...