Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Recent advances in gene editing technology could potentially be used to create disease-resistant animals. This could curtail the spread of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. In a recent gene editing study published in Nature Communications, my colleagues and I showcased the potential of gene editing to protect chickens from
Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05549 The first widescale assessment of methylmercury in adult amphibians in the U.S. to date shows that in amphibians, this toxic compound is common, widespread, and at least for some, can reach very high levels. The study, “Broad-scale Assessment of Methylmercury in Adult Amphibians,” which published today in
From bottom left clockwise: bottom-up table, top-down table, bottom-up with visual cue. Credit: Table programming by André Loiselle. Understanding how children learn to count can have profound impacts on the kinds of instructional materials used in the classroom. And the way those materials are designed can shape the strategies children use to learn, according to
Experimental system that generates super-sonic laboratory earthquakes at Hebrew University Laboratory. Credit: Meng Wang, Hebrew University Researchers at the Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have made a discovery that challenges the conventional understanding of fracture mechanics. The team, led by Dr. Meng Wang, Dr. Songlin Shi, and Prof. Jay Fineberg, has experimentally
Schematic of anti-GPC3 scoff and engineered fusogen co-expressing eFT-CNVs for cytosolic delivery of therapeutics. Intrinsic GPC3 and B2M are knocked out using CRISPR/Cas 9 followed by co-expressing anti-GPC3 scFv and engineered fusogen on HEK293 cell membranes. The eFT-CNVs are generated by mechanical extrusion of the donor cells and loaded with various drugs, e.g., nucleic acids
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Marginalized communities who distrust the legal system can benefit from access to lawyers “on their side” placed within trusted health and social care settings, according to new research by Nottingham Law School which explores the role of trust in a Health Justice Partnership. Health Justice Partnerships were originally pioneered in Australia
A painting of museum specimens of Bachman’s warbler. The extinct songbird was a distinct species, and not a hybrid of two closely related living species, according to a new study in which the full genomes of seven museum specimens of the bird were sequenced. A paper describing the study, led by Penn State researchers, highlights