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In combination with other methods, Crispr technology might one day render animal testing obsolete.Credit: RUB, Marquard Crispr technology has greatly...

Hello, world! A new approach for physics in de sitter space

Credit: OIST For decades, physicists have been attempting to reconcile quantum mechanics, the physics of the very small, with gravity,...

HKUST researchers unlock cancer-causing mechanism of E. coli toxin with synthetic biology approach

Credit: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology While human gut microbes like E. coli help digest food and...

Radiation therapy effective against deadly heart rhythm

Standard cancer treatment offers hope to severely ill heart patientsCredit: Matt Miller A single high dose of radiation aimed at...

New method reveals how damage occurs in human biological cells due to mechanical fatigue

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Human red blood cells (RBCs) are extremely resilient and have the capacity to undergo cellular deformation...

Complexity of plastics make it impossible to know which are dangerous

Secret formulations and complex chemical cocktails make assessing safety a challengeCredit: Illustration: Teleman84, Wikimedia Commons A lot of people worry...

‘Death Star’ bacterial structures that inject proteins can be tapped to deliver drugs

Not all bacteria spread diseases, many are beneficial and this strain has nanoscale syringes that deliver proteins which cause metamorphosis...

How nitrogen-fixing bacteria sense iron

Credit: University of East Anglia Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered how nitrogen-fixing bacteria sense iron -...

Nature documentaries increasingly talk about threats to nature, but still don’t show them

Credit: Laura Thomas-Walter Researchers from Bangor University, University of Kent, Newcastle University and University of Oxford coded the scripts from...

Scientists identify previously unknown ‘hybrid zone’ between hummingbird species

Credit: Brian Myers We usually think of a species as being reproductively isolated - that is, not mating with other...

Hiding in plain sight

Early rice farmers unwittingly selected for weedy impostersCredit: Jordan R. Brock/Washington University Early rice growers unwittingly gave barnyard grass a...

Defective cilia linked to heart valve birth defects

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina identify mutations in ciliary genes causing bicuspid aortic valve -- the most...

Ready for the fight: Accelerating cloud-based warfare systems

Credit: US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad M. Butler ARLINGTON, Va.--As conflicts become compressed in time...

NASA finds Tropical Depression Peipah dissipating

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Terra satellite passed over the northwestern Pacific Ocean...

For lemurs, sex role reversal may get its start in the womb

Females exposed to naturally higher hormone levels in utero grow up to be more aggressive as adultsCredit: Photo by David...

New technology allows fleets to double fishing capacity — and deplete fish stocks faster

Credit: The University of British Columbia | Sea Around Us. Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their...

NASA finds Kiko weakening in the Eastern Pacific

Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite provided forecasters at the National Hurricane Center with infrared data and cloud top...

Study: Americans would rather drive themselves than have an autonomous vehicle drive them

Credit: Gao et al./Transportation Many Americans use a ride-hailing service -- like Uber or Lyft -- to get to and...

Needle-free flu vaccine patch effective in early study

Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center A new needle-free flu vaccine patch revved up the immune system much like a...

NASA finds Humberto strengthening off the Florida Coast