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Mapping PTEN: basic research to assist precision oncology

Mapping PTEN: basic research to assist precision oncology

BiomedicineMedicineMolecular biology

By Invited Researcher

In the last two decades, the easiness in the obtaining of genetic information from patient biological samples, together with the advanced knowledge on the physiological consequences of patient genetic alterations, has transformed the daily clinical practice in our hospitals. As a result, the current use of the precision medicine concept, as disseminated today in the […]

Why people believe in the soul (& 3): How does the brain perceive itself?

Why people believe in the soul (& 3): How does the brain perceive itself?

Philosophy of science

By Jesús Zamora Bonilla

In the past entries we have examined three types of ‘abnormal’ psychic experiences that have surely had an important role in the creation and diffusion of the idea of an ‘immaterial soul’ that contains our personal identity, and that can be ‘separated’ from our physical bodies, obviously including the possibility of surviving the biological death […]

MI weekly selection #326

MI weekly selection #326

Weekly Selection

By César Tomé

Massive Mars dust storm could offer clues to planet’s dryness The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter’s observations of the massive dust storm that enveloped Mars last year may help researchers learn more about what happened to the planet’s water. Understanding how such atmospheric events form could provide clues about the history of water on Mars, says […]

Could excipients decrease antimicrobial properties? Citronellal oil and cyclodextrins

Could excipients decrease antimicrobial properties? Citronellal oil and cyclodextrins

Biochemistry

By Invited Researcher

Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología molecular-A, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100 Murcia, Spain * adrian.matencio@um.es Antimicrobial resistance is a problem in our society. Although several authors have focused on seeking new molecules with antimicrobial activity, resistance has increased. Several authors are looking for new antimicrobial substances or seeking to improve the use of […]

MI weekly selection #325

MI weekly selection #325

Weekly Selection

By César Tomé

Galaxy collisions can sometimes eject supermassive black holes Researchers are on the lookout for supermassive black holes that ended up off-center or got kicked out of their galaxies completely when galaxies merged. The European Space Agency’s launch of its Laser Interferometer Space Antenna in about 15 years could help identify displaced black holes and help […]

An efficient tensor network algorithm for capturing thermal states of 2D quantum lattice systems

An efficient tensor network algorithm for capturing thermal states of 2D quantum lattice systems

Condensed matterQuantum physicsTheoretical physics

By DIPC

The concept of vector should be familiar: a quantity for which both magnitude and direction must be stated. This compares with a scalar quantity, where direction is not applicable, like temperature in a precise point. But, what if the magnitude varies with the direction? A vector would be a particular case, with only one direction […]

Exiting dyscalculia

Exiting dyscalculia

Neuroscience

By José Ramón Alonso

The term dyscalculia of the development was proposed for the first time in 1968 by Cohn to describe a learning problem centered in the mathematical operations and in the handling of the numbers. Affected people have serious and chronic difficulties when adding or subtracting and also in the management of the calendar and clock. Dyscalculia […]