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Fundamental research
Fundamental research, in comparison to applied research, is an area of scientific research that focuses on progressing rudimentary scientific theories with the goal of further understanding scientific basics and making educated predictions on observed phenomena.
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APR 09, 2015Neuroscience
Why are some people able to master a new skill quickly while others require extra time or practice? To find the answer, ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 08, 2015Microbiology
If you thought bacteria were "loners," molecular biologist Kevin Griffith of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 08, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria have traditionally been viewed as solitary organisms that "hang out on their own," says molecular biologist Kev ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Cancer
Cancer cells often break free from their original locations and circulate through the bloodstream, allowing them to form ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 07, 2015Microbiology
Insects form swarms, fish school, birds flock together. Likewise, one species of bacteria forms dynamic, living crystals ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 06, 2015Cancer
Personalized melanoma vaccines can be used to marshal a powerful immune response against unique mutations in patients' t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Neuroscience
Too many brain cells spoil the learning. So says a study by UC Santa Barbara's Scott Grafton and colleagues at the Unive ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe the first set of genes importa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Google-supported biotech firm Calico is collaborating with Harvard and MIT's Broad Institute on a new initiative centere ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
Some mushrooms glow, which may come as news to you, but not so to Aristotle, who lived some 2,400 years ago.
...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Queensland scientists have found that non-invasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease and re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to b ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
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When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 10, 2015Chemistry & Physics
The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too long. But exactly why ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could lead to a one-time, lasting treat ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 06, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientific debate has been hot lately about whether microbial nanowires, the specialized electrical pili of the mud-dwel ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 25, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have shown that small molecules can "hijack" enzyme function in mice, suggesting a possible preventive mechan ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 24, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Rice University have published new information about how motor proteins interact. Their study shows that w ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 23, 2015Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
APR 09, 2015
Neuroscience
Why are some people able to master a new skill quickly while others require extra time or practice? To find the answer,
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 08, 2015
Microbiology
If you thought bacteria were "loners," molecular biologist Kevin Griffith of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 08, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria have traditionally been viewed as solitary organisms that "hang out on their own," says molecular biologist Kev
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 07, 2015
Cancer
Cancer cells often break free from their original locations and circulate through the bloodstream, allowing them to form
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 07, 2015
Microbiology
Insects form swarms, fish school, birds flock together. Likewise, one species of bacteria forms dynamic, living crystals
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 06, 2015
Cancer
Personalized melanoma vaccines can be used to marshal a powerful immune response against unique mutations in patients' t
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Too many brain cells spoil the learning. So says a study by UC Santa Barbara's Scott Grafton and colleagues at the Unive
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe the first set of genes importa
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 26, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Google-supported biotech firm Calico is collaborating with Harvard and MIT's Broad Institute on a new initiative centere
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 20, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Some mushrooms glow, which may come as news to you, but not so to Aristotle, who lived some 2,400 years ago.
...
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Queensland scientists have found that non-invasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease and re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to b
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
BERKELEY -
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 10, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too long. But exactly why
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could lead to a one-time, lasting treat
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...
We see this i ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientific debate has been hot lately about whether microbial nanowires, the specialized electrical pili of the mud-dwel
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 25, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have shown that small molecules can "hijack" enzyme function in mice, suggesting a possible preventive mechan
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 24, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Rice University have published new information about how motor proteins interact. Their study shows that w
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 23, 2015
Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke