Identifying gene ancestry is crucial for computational genomics because genes passed down from a common ancestor tend to perform similar functions in the cell. Scientists exploit this similarity in…

BASEL, Switzerland, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients with breast or colorectal cancer, two of the world's most common cancers, can expect further treatment advances with Avastin(R) (bevacizumab) and…

LONDON, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- - Poll Reveals That Eight Out of Ten Undergraduates Would be Proud to Work in the NHS Eight out of ten undergraduates would be proud to work in the NHS, a NHS Careers…

SUNNYVALE, California, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Highest-risk precancerous condition of esophagus eliminated in 90 percent of patients BARRX Medical, Inc., the global technology leader for treating…

NAPA, California, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Agreement in Principle Reached to Terminate Marketing Agreement with Triax Aesthetics, LLC for Pyratine-6(TM) on Most Favorable Terms Senetek PLC (OTC…

Sorry, bad pun. But this is a pretty cool finding - on May 14 scientists announced that they had just found the youngest supernova known. Astronomers at the Chandra X-ray Observatory (which is part…

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmasset, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRUS), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel drugs to treat…

MINNEAPOLIS, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AGA Medical Corporation ("AGA") announced today it received CE mark approval to market the AMPLATZER(R) Vascular Plug III ("AVP III"). AGA also announced the…

When atoms form molecules, they share their outer electrons and this creates a negatively charged cloud. The electrons buzz around between the two positively charged nuclei, making it impossible to…

MIT engineers have created ultrathin films made of polymers that could be applied to medical devices and other surfaces to control microbe accumulation. The inexpensive, easy-to-produce films could…