Montauk Monster (or Turtle Without Shell) Making Headlines

Ground Report a year ago Region: New York

A mysterious creature has washed ashore at Montauk in the easternmost part of Long Island, New York. A photo circulating around the internet shows a strange, half pig, half turtle creature lying dead on the beach sand. So... more

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Gene behind sudden heart attack has been identified.

M. B. A. Baker 2 years ago Region: Pennsylvania

    More than a decade ago, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh began studying a northwestern Pennsylvania family with Brugada syndrome, a rare, inherited heart rhythm disorder that can cause sudden ... more

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Study reveals mechanism for cancer-drug resistance

M. B. A. Baker 2 years ago Region: Texas

    Using the worm Caenorhabditis elegans, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a mechanism by which cancer cells become resistant to a specific class of drugs. They found that a mut... more

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Gene chip to uncover diseases.

M. B. A. Baker a year ago Region: Washington

US researchers have made a very small research tool that may one day help scientists probe the activity of genes and proteins in a single cell, they said on Thursday, opening the door to a new realm of genetic research. ... more

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