Tag: Science Express

  • Nation & World

    Mutations drive malignant melanoma

    Two mutations that collectively occur in 71 percent of malignant melanoma tumors have been discovered in what Harvard scientists call the “dark matter” of the cancer genome, where cancer-related mutations haven’t been previously found.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    ‘Point of no return’ found

    Using a continent-spanning telescope, an international team of astronomers has peered to the edge of a black hole at the center of a distant galaxy. For the first time, they have measured the black hole’s “point of no return” — the closest distance that matter can approach before being irretrievably pulled into the black hole.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Tracking our traits

    Researchers devise method to pinpoint key genetic variations under positive natural selection that may impact human health.

    4 minutes