Dr. Frederick Sanger, recognized by many as the “father of genomics”, died Tuesday 19 November 2013, at the age of ...

This important scientific breakthrough, developed by the University of Granada, will aid the immediate use of artificially-grown skin for major ...

More than 260,000 Americans are alive today thanks to transplant operations that have replaced their failing kidneys, hearts, lungs or ...

You may be sensitive to gluten, but you’re not sure. Perhaps you can’t put your finger on a recurring malaise, ...

Ancient viruses from Neanderthals have been found in modern human DNA by researchers at Oxford University and Plymouth University. The ...

An investigational, man-made blood vessel used in vascular grafts for kidney dialysis patients may potentially show encouraging early results among ...

UOW researchers are in the midst of developing an innovative brain implant to help treat people with mental illnesses such ...

An ambitious 3D-printed heart project aims to make a natural organ replacement for patients possible within a decade. But the ...

A method for bioengineering living human ears garnered a first-place award at the World Technology Summit in New York City, ...

From a bacteria’s perspective the environment is one big DNA waste yard. Researchers have now shown that bacteria can take ...

The uncoupling Protein 1 (UCP1) is found exclusively in brown adipose tissue. Until some years ago it was thought that ...

Diseases affecting the kidneys represent a major and unsolved health issue worldwide. The kidneys rarely recover function once they are ...

If we wanted to count the number of people in a crowd, we could make on the fly estimates, very ...

By using a new analysis method, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) in Sweden have found ...

Unexpected behaviour in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a new ...

Computer scientists from the University of East Anglia are working to create a virtual birthing simulator that will help doctors ...

Cambridge scientists have uncovered the mechanism by which bacteria build their surface propellers (flagella) – the long extensions that allow ...

If you think with the release of every new i-device the world is getting closer to thought-controlled smart tech and ...

MIT researchers have found a way to boost lithium-air battery performance, with the help of modified viruses. MIT researchers find ...