Shining a Light on Toxic Chemicals Curbs Industrial Use

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology wondered whether federal regulators can persuade companies to abandon toxic chemicals by simply highlighting that information.
23-May-2018 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How Bacteria Behave Differently in Humans Compared to the Lab

Most of what we know today about deadly bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa was obtained from studies done in laboratory settings. Research reported May 14 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that this...
21-May-2018 7:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag: Why Researchers Disclose Results Ahead of Publication

A new study from a research team from the Georgia Institute of Technology found that the vast majority of scientists disclose key details about their work informally to peers and potential collaborators ahead of publishing in a peer reviewed journal...
16-May-2018 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Uncovering a Hidden Protein “Tail” that Puts the Brakes on Cell Signaling

Using an informatics tool that identifies “hotspots” of post-translational modification (PTM) activity on proteins, researchers have found a previously-unknown mechanism that puts the brakes on an important cell signaling process involving the G...
7-May-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Chemical Octopus Catches Sneaky Cancer Clues, Trace Glycoproteins

Certain minuscule cancer signals easily evade detection, but perhaps no longer. Biomarkers made of glycoproteins are bound to get snared in the tentacles of this chemical octopus that Georgia Tech chemists devised over several years. The monstrous...
7-May-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Ultrafast Compression Offers New Way to Get Macromolecules into Cells

By treating living cells like tiny absorbent sponges, researchers have developed a potentially new way to introduce molecules and therapeutic genes into human cells.
30-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

This Remote-Control Shoots Laser at Gold to Switch on Cancer-Killing Immune Cells

Cancer immune cell therapy has made headlines with astounding successes like saving former U.S. President Jimmy Carter from brain cancer. But immunotherapy has also had many tragic flops. Georgia Tech researchers working to optimize the innovative...
19-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Robot Designed to Defend Factories Against Cyberthreats

Developed by a team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the HoneyBot is designed to lure in digital troublemakers who have set their sights on industrial facilities. HoneyBot will then trick the bad actors into giving up valuable...
2-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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