A new method could help quantum computers avoid one of their most persistent problems: the hardware itself is unevenly noisy,...

Kirsten Falk, a German scientist whose early experiments helped reveal how the immune system identifies infected cells, has been remembered...

A protein famous for preventing cancer may also help explain why the immune system turns against the body in rheumatoid...

A genetically engineered yeast is producing a laboratory-made version of human type III collagen that folds into the same distinctive...

Bread wheat’s genomic “dark matter” has come into sharper focus in a new analysis that maps thousands of repetitive DNA...

Sulfur Treatment Could Make Selenium-Rich Rice Safer by Blocking Cadmium Rice grown in naturally selenium-rich soils may carry an unexpected...

A New PET Tracer Makes Meningiomas Stand Out Against the Brain’s Near-Silent Background A new radioactive imaging agent has produced...

A drug-like molecule that recruits the immune system to attack endometriosis lesions has dramatically reduced disease in mice, offering a...

A minimally invasive repair for a failing heart valve may also help protect the kidneys, according to a new study...

Medicines Are Turning Up in Food Crops Fertilized With Wastewater, Manure and Biosolids As cities search for ways to conserve...

A new open-source software platform could bring high-resolution chromosome analysis closer to routine cancer care, allowing clinicians to inspect tumor...

Termite-Killing Nanoparticles Reach 100 Percent Mortality After Blue-Laser Treatment A laboratory study has identified a potentially powerful way to intensify...

A catalyst made from gold and copper oxide could offer a cleaner route to methyl lactate, a versatile chemical used...

A biodegradable plastic built from the same chemical family used in many everyday polymers could be transformed by an unexpected...

A smartphone-linked sensor that reads dopamine from a single tiny droplet of biological fluid could bring neurochemical monitoring closer to...

Microalgae are being investigated as compact biological factories for renewable fuels, and a new study suggests that an ionic liquid...

A six-year case study from a large metropolitan health service suggests that occupational therapy can shift from an impairment-focused model...

A newly reported Indian mustard variety is being positioned for a very specific but important agricultural window: timely sowing under...

A simple mineral catalyst and microwave energy have helped researchers produce a collection of complex drug-like molecules in minutes, while...

Rapid identification of dangerous biological agents can determine how quickly first responders isolate a hazard, protect exposed populations and begin...