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UVA professor developing ‘freeze ray’ technology for the Air Force
You know that freeze ray gun that Batman villain Mr. Freeze uses to ‘ice’ his enemies? A University of Virginia professor thinks he may have figured out how to make one in real life.
3D computer model will aid the personalisation of medicine
Human diseases are network diseases," said Eyleen O'Rourke, an assistant professor of biology and cell biology at the University of Virginia. By that she means that our genes, cells, tissues and organs all interact and affect each other as a highly complex network of entities that, in combination with the environment – defined as our diet, health habits and other factors – determine whether our bodies are affected by disease, and how ...
Apoptotic cells can control cholesterol levels
A discovery about how the body deals with the cholesterol contained within its dying cells has suggested an exciting new approach to control people's cholesterol levels - and thus their risk of developing heart disease.