Study reveals family secret of how viruses enter cells
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Like sleuths on the trail of a family of thieves, scientists have caught another viral intruder in action, revealing how two related viruses use similar but distinct strategies to enter cells. A research group from Purdue University and State University of Ne...Exploding eggs and rare human disorder help explain water regulation
Acting on a scientific hunch, Hopkins medical sleuths set out to find individuals with an extremely rare disorder affecting their ability to internally process water. Using international blood banks, the investigators identified two such persons, confirming their belief that the absence of a certain pro...Two genetic suspects are identified in the mystery of why we need to sleep
SAN DIEGO -- Like sleuths in an endlessly complex Agatha Christie novel, scientists at The Neurosciences Institute have been trying to solve the mystery of why we need to sleep. Now, following a two-year investigation, they have identified two genetic suspects that suggest on...Vanderbilt doctors find citrus soda interacts with cyclosporine, maybe statins
...ous roller coaster ride. It took a team of medical sleuths at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to discover that the wild up-and-down swings in levels of the anti-rejection drug cyclosporine were fueled by the Sun Drop soft drink Turner drank to quench his caffeine cravings.Solving the case identified a n...Carnegie Mellon scientists reveal ways of studying, resolving PCB contamination in US rivers
...ontain these synthetic compounds. These scientific sleuths are deploying everything from DNA fingerprinting to a fine mesh of carbon particles to augment the traditional sand caps that trap dangerous PCBs in sediments. Organized by Carnegie Mellon faculty, the American Chemical Society (ACS) symposium, "P...