A team of researchers led by Rutgers' Samuel Gunderson has developed a novel gene silencing platform with very significant improvements over existing RNAi approaches.

While scientists have predicted that the orientation of atoms along the edges of the lattice would affect the material's electronic properties, the prediction had not been proven experimentally.

Push by Global Crop Diversity Trust is rapidly reviving ailing seed samples from 46 countries that could provide genetic traits vital to maintaining global food security.

An image indicates that a viral capsid contains some 5 million atoms and it could help scientists find better ways to both fight viral infections and design new gene therapies.

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Iowa have turned a relatively benign virus into a highly infectious form that is ideal as a carrier for gene therapy.

Computer scientists and biochemists have developed and laboratory-tested a computer program that can show experimentalists how to change the machinery that bacteria use to make natural antibiotics.

A recent study shows that some organisms actually live longer when their ability to clean themselves of this toxic molecule buildup is partially disabled.

Targeting HIV in the initial stages of infection before it becomes a rapidly replicating, system-wide infection - may be a successful approach in limiting the spread of the disease.

The day that robot playmates help children with autism learn the social skills that they naturally lack has come a step closer with the development of a system that allows a robot to monitor a child's emotional state.

Researchers have shown that creating drugs that inactivate a part of the MMP enzyme could have the capacity to target the tumour without the damaging side effects.

A research project has brought scientists to the brink of comprehending a long-standing medical mystery that may link cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and perhaps Alzheimer's.

Mechanical devices designed to help with thinning have been developed, but none has proven highly effective and capable of completely replacing hand thinning.

A study set out to learn more about foliar particle film's effects on wine grapes when the grapes were grown under varying levels of water stress.

A team of researchers led a study examining the stresses of a variety of greenhouse plants. Understanding how to keep greenhouse plants healthy can translate to increased revenue for producers.

Scientists have now ascertained that flies can make up for their low number of nerve cells by means of sophisticated network interactions.

The versatility, reproducibility and productivity needed by Contract Research or Synthesis Laboratories are provided by the Carousel 12 Plus Reaction Station - a new and improved version of the popular Carousel 12 Reaction Station.

A new range of BioVyon C18 silica columns and microplates has been introduced by Porvair Filtration Group for use in low volume Solid Phase Extraction assays.

Porvair Sciences Ltd has introduced Pattern Adhesive Films - a new range of high integrity seals for 96- and 384-well microplates. The new films have adhesive printed in a "pattern" to exactly match the shape of the microplate wells.

Scientists make progress in developing a universal language to describe the genes involved in the complex interplay between microbes and the hosts that they colonise.

In a new study, researchers have found potential evidence that blocking the proteins responsible for inducing inflammation prevents cartilage breakdown.