Highlights
Genetics
Gastric cancer subtypes promise tailored treatment
29 April 2015The genetic signatures of gastric cancer cell lines reveal disease subtypes with different drug sensitivities
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Making magnetic hot spots
29 April 2015Pairs of silicon nanocylinders can locally create and enhance light’s magnetic field
Immunoassay
Stacking for better flow
29 April 2015Keeping samples and test chemicals separate initially as they flow through paper-based test kits leads to greater accuracy
Molecular Profiling
Co-opting white blood cells
29 April 2015Monocytes and macrophages may promote human cancer growth
Cancer
Treating tumors with tea
14 April 2015Lauded for its health benefits, green tea now has another claim to fame — the basis of a therapeutic delivery system for anticancer drugs
GWAS
A gene for Salmonella resistance
14 April 2015An unusual version of a gene appears to protect against enteric fever
Chikungunya Virus
Understanding how the immune system battles a virus
14 April 2015A cell surface protein known to regulate innate immune responses also affects the adaptive immune system
Neurons
Illuminating live neurons in real time
14 April 2015A fluorescent molecule selectively labels live neurons in the brain for the first time
Electronics
Sputtering start for flat materials
14 April 2015A simple method for creating high-quality two-dimensional materials could enable industrial-scale production
Machine Learning
Advances in myeloid cell mapping
14 April 2015A new technique dramatically enhances profiling and classification of cells involved in innate immunity
Cytoskeleton
Giving immune cells ‘indigestion’
31 March 2015A deadly bacterium uses cellular proteins as bait to sabotage a pathway that enables immune response
Helix
A molecular ‘straw’
31 March 2015Powered by a proton gradient, a world-first helical molecule transports water across membranes
Costimulator
Mutations can tip a yin-yang balance
31 March 2015Investigating mutations of a crucial gene might assist treatment and prevention of asthma and other allergies
