biology
Step toward eliminating cancer recurrence
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
Dormant cancer cells that are not killed and become resistant to additional chemo, but when combined with immunotherapy, dormant cells are destroyed.
Peter Diamandis: Well Radically Extend Our Lives With New Technologies
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
Due to rapidly advancing biotechnology, he thinks human lifespan may grow dramatically this century.
Face shape can be determined from the genes
Posted in Medicine on 30th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Many of the characteristics that make up a person's face, such as nose size and face width, stem from specific genetic variations, reports a team of scientists.
New method of cancer immunotherapy developed
Posted in Science on 26th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists have long known that if certain sugars are present on a tumor, it is less likely to respond well to therapies.
Google's Antiaging company Calico will use Computational Biology and Machine Learning
Posted in Science on 25th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Calico will try to use machine learning to understand the complex biological processes involved in aging.