Eye for trouble: Automated counting for chromosome issues under the microscope

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...
Medical Xpress

Cell Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Cell Count

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are taking a closer look at how young patients respond to biologic treatments for asthma. By analyzing clinical parameters and identifying which ...
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Don't trust Excel's COUNTA function to count non-blank cells—here's a better method

In most counting scenarios in Excel, COUNTBLANK reliably counts blank cells, and COUNTA reliably counts populated cells. However, with these functions comes a problematic paradox: an empty string from ...
eLife

A default silencing mechanism restrains stress-induced genes in C. elegans

This valuable study identifies a novel regulator of stress-induced gene quiescence in C. elegans: the multi-Zinc-finger protein ZNF-236. The work provides evidence for an active mechanism that ...
The New York Times

How Could Venezuela’s Military Respond to U.S. Threats? Here’s What to Know.

The U.S. aim to take oil fields is stoking the risk of a confrontation with Venezuela, which has an arsenal of Russian weapons and armed cells that could mount a guerrilla war. The U.S. aim to take ...