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Study suggests better tools required to determine ancient life on Mars
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a research team co-led by a Cornell University astronomer, current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of life might not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments.
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Study finds food coloring nanoparticles can affect human gut
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research by Cornell and Binghamton University scientists, metal oxide nanoparticles - commonly used as food coloring and anti-caking agents in the commercial ingredients industry - may damage parts of the human intestine.
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Male contraceptive shows promise in preclinical study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In preclinical models, an investigational contraceptive medication created by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers temporarily inhibits sperm and prevents pregnancies. The study, which was published in Nature Communications on February 14, reveals the feasibility of on-demand male contraceptio
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New research suggests drought accelerated collapse of Hittite Empire
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from war with other territories to internal strife. Now, a Cornell University team has used tree ring and isotope records to pinpoint a more likely culprit: three straight years of severe drought.
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Azent Overseas Education wins the "Emerging Edutech Company" Award at the
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 8 (ANI/TP): Azent Overseas Education, one of India's leading study abroad platforms founded by Priyanka Nishar (Engineering Graduate from Cornell University and MBA from Harvard Business School) announced that it has won the "Emerging Edutech Company" A
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Read how mating causes 'jet lag' in female fruit flies
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An innovative technique from Cornell University researchers discovered that seminal fluid protein which is transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating changes the expression of genes related to the fly's circadian clock.
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How chemotherapy drug delays enzymes that support growth of cancer cells
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A recent study from Cornell University offers a new perspective on how the chemotherapy drug etoposide delays and kills vital enzymes that support the growth of cancer cells.
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Tweezers untangle chemotherapeutic's impact on DNA
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Cornell research is providing a fresh view into the ways a common chemotherapy agent, etoposide, stalls and poisons the essential enzymes that allow cancer cells to flourish.
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Research finds mating causes 'jet lag' in female fruit flies
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An innovative technique from Cornell University researchers finds seminal fluid protein transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating changes the expression of genes related to the fly's circadian clock.
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New study reveals how cells prevent dangerous extra DNA copies
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine, a protein that prepares DNA for replication also keeps the replication process under control. The study, which was published in the journal Molecular Cell on January 5, explains a long-standing enigma among scientists.
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Scientists come up with new method to locate gene activity and proteins ac
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new method can illuminate the identities and activities of cells throughout an organ or a tumour at unprecedented resolution, according to a study co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and the New York Genome Center.
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Research reveals new method for tracking gene activity across tissues
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The method, described in the study published journal 'Nature Biotechnology,' records gene activity patterns and the presence of key proteins in cells across tissue samples while retaining information about the cells' precise location. This allows for the creation of complex, data-rich "maps"
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