[Cardiac Muscle] Inhibitor reduces heart muscle calcification
Electrical impulses propagate through the heart for proper cardiac function. Heart muscle calcification, which can occur with aging, disease, or injury, blocks electrical conduction, – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 15, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Beverly A. Purnell Tags: Cardiac Muscle Source Type: research
[Microbiology] Crowd-sourced CRISPR-Cas responses
Bacterial populations can coordinate their responses to environmental change by quorum sensing. Bacteria also possess protective combinations of clustered regularly interspaced short – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 15, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Caroline Ash Tags: Microbiology Source Type: research
[Cancer Etiology] Poor clock management and cancer
For most people, sleeping and waking on a regular schedule is an aspiration rather than a reality. Unfortunately, it is becoming clear that chronic disruption of the circadian clock, – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 15, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Paula A. Kiberstis Tags: Cancer Etiology Source Type: research
[Cell Biology] Crawling cells need to explore
As it crawls, a cell explores the space in front of it by extending protrusions. These are formed by the branching of actin filaments in the cytoskeleton at the leading edge that push – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 15, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Harrison Tags: Cell Biology Source Type: research
[Stellar Astrometry] A star passing close to the solar system
The Gaia astrometry satellite has greatly improved measurements of the position and motion of nearby stars. Berski and Dybczyński searched the Gaia data for the star that will pass – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 14, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Keith T. Smith Tags: Stellar Astrometry Source Type: research
[Materials Chemistry] Forcing iron to bond to bismuth
Iron-bismuth compounds are of interest for extending the series of superconducting iron-pnictide materials, but the Fe-Bi bond has been elusive. One problem is the immiscibility of – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Phil Szuromi Tags: Materials Chemistry Source Type: research
[Metrology] An on-chip cold-atom gravimeter
Gravimeters sense tiny changes in the local gravitational field and are used in geological studies, mineral exploration, and civil engineering to detect underground voids. Typically – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Ian S. Osborne Tags: Metrology Source Type: research
[Biodiversity] Housemates
Whether we recognize it or not, we share our homes with a remarkable diversity of arthropods. Classifying the species that share our space is a challenging task. Madden et al. – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Sacha Vignieri Tags: Biodiversity Source Type: research
[Cancer Immunotherapy] How fiber feeds a healthy gut
Starving bacteria in the gut may turn a beneficial microbial community into one that enhances disease susceptibility. Desai et al. explored the effects of eating adequate – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: L. Bryan Ray Tags: Cancer Immunotherapy Source Type: research
[Cancer Immunotherapy] Blocking PI3K γ makes cold tumors hot
Immunotherapy has changed the face of cancer treatment. However, despite some success, most individuals do not respond to this type of treatment. One potential reason is the presence – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Kristen L. Mueller Tags: Cancer Immunotherapy Source Type: research
[DNA Events] mRNA quality control
DNA is packaged into chromatin, and it must be actively unpacked, or remodeled, for genes to be transcribed into mRNA. That mRNA, synthesized in the nucleus, is also packed onto proteins, – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Guy Riddihough Tags: DNA Events Source Type: research
[Metallurgy] Steel goes for the quick draw
Steel is an important engineering material with properties that change with different processing techniques. Djaziri et al. found a new route for strengthening steel by using – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 7, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Brent Grocholski Tags: Metallurgy Source Type: research
[Neuroscience] Side effects for placebo poppers
Patients in clinical trials may see their conditions improve, sometimes dramatically, even when they are in the control arm of the study. Tétreault et al. used brain imaging – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 1, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Caroline Ash Tags: Neuroscience Source Type: research
[Robotics] Autonomously eat, digest, move, repeat
Truly autonomous robots require a robust and independent way to move and a means to harvest energy from the environment. Philamore et al. push toward these goals by devising – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 1, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Marc S. Lavine Tags: Robotics Source Type: research
[Animal Development] Keeping tissue layers separate
Keeping tissue layers separate Gastrulation is the conversion of an embryo from a single sheet of pluripotent cells into a structure with multiple tissue layers. This process establishes – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - December 1, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Harrison Tags: Animal Development Source Type: research
