Gene Variant Increases Empathy-Driven Fear in Mice- A small difference in a gene affecting brain circuitry explains variations in empathic fear among different inbred mice strains. As empathy is evolutionarily conserved from rodents to humans, the study brings new insights into the workings of the mammalian brain in social behavior. -Researchers at the Center for Cognition and ... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 91 2018.04.20

Light is Enough to Peer Through a Mouse Skull- Selectively guided light waves reach biological targets, invisible to current optical imaging -Having selected proper light waves, researchers at the Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have demonstrated a more than 10-fold improvement of light energy delivery to targets that... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 390 2018.03.27

Novel Technology for Anticancer Drug Delivery On Demand- Light-responsive vesicles carry and release drugs to cancer cells at specific time and position -With the goal of minimizing the side effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues, a team of researchers at the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have developed novel nanoconta... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 417 2018.03.09

Successful Synthesis of Gamma-Lactam Rings from Hydrocarbons Opens a New Chapter in Drug Development- With the help of computer simulations, IBS chemists have developed a novel reaction to insert nitrogen into C-H bonds and create useful ring-shaped molecules for pharma and chemical industries -A team of researchers at the Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, wi... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 400 2018.03.02

Modification of CRISPR guide RNA structure prevents immune response in target cells▲ In vitro transcribed-CRISPR guide RNAs trigger innate immune response in cells, but can be prevented by removing the triphosphate moiety. Credit: Sojung KimFebruary 22, 2018 - CRISPR-mediated genome editing has become a powerful tool for modeling of disease in various organisms and is being dev... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 539 2018.02.23

Cellular Recycling Caught In the ActNew bioimaging technology visualizes cellular recycling, technically known as mitophagy,with unprecedented accuracy, and is expected to provide diagnostic information for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseasesA team of researchers at the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have observed a normal... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 527 2018.02.20

Major Discovery in Controlling Quantum States of Single AtomsAccording to new study published in Science AdvancesSEOUL, Korea — Researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience have made a major breakthrough in controlling the quantum properties of single atoms. In an international collaboration with IBM Research in San Jose, USA, using advanced and novel techniques, QNS scien... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 579 2018.02.17

Versatile Sensor Against Tumor Initiating Cells- New sensor identifies and suppresses tumor initiating cells, also known as cancer stem cells, in various cancer tissues and may lead to new approaches to prevent relapse and metastasis -Most cancer deaths are caused by recurrent or metastatic tumors. Conventional therapies target rapidly dividing tumor cells, but are unable to er... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 820 2018.02.07

Multiresponsive nanosurfactant constructs tiny chemical factory- New integrated surfactant made with nanoparticles is manipulated by magnetic field, electric field, and light -When people hear of surfactants, they normally think of a static chemical compound used to stabilize droplets in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, or paints. Research has shown that active forms of su... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 797 2018.01.11

From C-H to C-C at Room Temperature- By oxidizing the iridium center of the reaction intermediate, IBS scientists achieve arylation of C-H bonds at mild conditions -Carbon-carbon (C-C) bonds make up the skeleton of all organic molecules. However, creating such ubiquitous C-C bonds artificially is still a complicated task. In particular, since several molecules used in medicine,... Name : 전체관리자 Hits : 848 2017.12.27