Researchers have shown for the first time in an animal that is more closely related to humans that it is...

A vaccine or other therapy directed at a single site on a surface protein of HIV could in principle neutralize...

Current computing is based on binary logic – zeroes and ones – also called Boolean computing. A new type of...

While it seems like restoring blood flow to an injured leg would be a good thing, it can actually cause...

Using new stem cell technology, scientists at the Salk Institute have shown that neurons generated from the skin cells of...

New research has found novel factors that affect the ability of fungi to be incorporated into microbial communities within the...

A U.S. and Korean research team has developed a chip-like device that could be scaled up to sort and store...

Genetic material hitchhiking in our cells may shape physical traits more than we thought. In 2003, when the human genome...

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft...

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have discovered that by targeting a particular receptor, chemotherapy-resistant cancer cells can be killed...

The ability to transfer a gene or DNA sequence from one animal into the genome of another plays a critical...

Viruses are the enigma of the biological world -- despite having their own DNA and being able to adapt to...

Much like using dimmer switches to brighten or darken rooms, biochemists have identified a protein that can be used to...

Researchers have uncovered an intricate chain reaction in the body’s immune system and have used the knowledge to develop a...

Almost every biological process involves sensing the presence of a certain chemical. Finely tuned over millions of years of evolution,...

Researchers develop new method for lowering high blood pressure without side effects. The cuff is equipped with electrodes that can...

Scientists have taken a large step toward making a fiber-like energy storage device that can be woven into clothing and...

With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts...

New atlas of molecules paves the way for improved understanding of metabolic diseases. In the most comprehensive exploration of the...

Harvard scientists have merged stem cell and 'organ-on-a-chip' technologies to grow, for the first time, functioning human heart tissue carrying...