BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * AI and 'Ramanomics' could eliminate a major obstacle to studying living cells * Figure 1 shows how fluorescent labels help identify cell structures while collecting biochemical data, creating the examples needed to train the AI model. Figure 3 shows how AI distinguishes cell structures using their natural biochemical signatures alone. Credit: University at Buffalo. UB-led researchers develop a label-free method tha more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 5 [Category: Medical] -- The Broad Institute posted the following news: * * * Cancer Dependency Map now includes next-generation 3D cancer models * Broad scientists expand the DepMap by adding cancer organoids and demonstrate the models' potential to fuel new discoveries. A collection of next-generation cancer models known as organoids grow in 3D culture, in this microscope image taken by a DepMap team member. Highlights * DepMap scientists have generated dependency data on nearly 150 three-dimensional canc more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 6 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * First full zoysia grass genetic blueprint opens doors for drought-tolerant turf * A new genomic resource by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant genomics team is providing a powerful new foundation for faster, more precise turfgrass genetics and breeding. The team discovered a breakthrough genome that finally reveals the full genetic blueprint of zoysia grass. "Molecular breedin more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Deadly flowers have big medical potential * Two plants that cause neurotoxicity and paralysis in the tiniest doses are also known to counter pain, malaria, cancer and pests. For the first time, researchers discovered a way to recreate these powerful compounds in the lab, helping lead the way to improved, naturally-sourced therapeutics. Centered on the plants wolfsbane and larkspur, the discovery comes about through a collaboration between scientist more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * Science Spotlight: Fighting a Scourge * Biology Ph.D. student Zubaida Marufee Islam has devoted her dissertation research to diminishing the threat of a common and lethal virus, the mere mention of which makes most people squeamish. Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea in young children. Although a vaccine is available, the contagious virus still kills about 200,000 people a year worldwide, and is most lethal in less developed  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 6 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Scientists identify mushroom behind 'tiny people' hallucinations * People in communities thousands of miles apart have described the same strange experience after eating a mysterious mushroom: vivid visions of tiny humans moving through and interacting with the physical world around them. Known as Lilliputian hallucinations-a reference to the 6-inch-tall inhabitants of "Gulliver's Travels"-the phenomenon has long been thought to stem from cultura more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Delaware issued the following research news: * * * Targeting antibiotic resistance UD researchers identify molecular switch that could make antibiotics more effective against drug-resistant bacteria Article by Amy Cherry If you ask Vijay Parashar, associate professor of medical and molecular sciences (MMSC) at the University of Delaware College of Health Sciences, human bodies are bags of bacteria. "It sounds gross, but not all bacteria are bad; most of them are good. The trouble start more PR

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Edinburgh issued the following news: * * * New insights into leading cause of back pain Neck and back pain could be caused by changes in gene activity that trigger the breakdown of the spine's natural shock absorbers, new research suggests. - Findings from a study in zebrafish suggest that changes in gene activity can lead to a build-up of minerals in the spine - similar to unwanted bone forming in the wrong place - causing it to harden. Experts say the findings point to potential  more PR