Breaking into liver cancer 25 October 2011 Chronic hepatitis B virus enhances liver cancer susceptibility by blocking a key DNA repair enzyme
A resonant improvement 25 October 2011 Coupling nanoparticles to purpose-built resonators boosts the performance of Raman spectroscopy
Battle of the sex chromosomes 25 October 2011 Skewed X chromosome expression may confound laboratory models of human diseases
In the crossfire 25 October 2011 The elimination of detrimental cross-talks in single-photon detectors pushes quantum optics to new limits
Delayed polyadenylation of maternal mRNA 25 October 2011 An atlas of embryonic stage-specific gene expression in fish provides insights into a long-standing enigma of the developmental process
Perfecting plastic 25 October 2011 The rate of data transmission over plastic optical fibers can be increased by controlling modal dispersion with simple and robust tapers on each end
Following the toxin trails 11 October 2011 Clarifying how deadly protein toxins hijack cellular processes to enter human cells will help in the development of antidotes
Speeding up evolution 11 October 2011 Generating microbes with useful properties is quicker and easier if multiple genes are modified at the same time
Aggravating tumor aggressiveness 11 October 2011 A protein secreted from breast cancer cells enhances the spread and survival of tumor cells
A way to maintain pluripotency 11 October 2011 Fibroblast growth factor-2 keeps stems cells in their undifferentiated state by activating Wnt signaling
Game-changing microfluidics 27 September 2011 Microfluidic devices are poised to transform biological research by streamlining the cost, speed and precision of individual experiments
The origin of esophageal cancer 27 September 2011 A new model for the origin of Barrett’s esophagus could lead to improved early treatment of esophageal cancer
Golden atoms 27 September 2011 Similarities between the electronic states of molecules and the optical properties of gold nanostructures aid the development of new photonic devices