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Researchers at the University of Ottawa have discovered how the naked mole-rat can save energy in hypoxia and survive in...

Research led by the Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has identified a small RNA molecule called microRNA-21...

With Thanksgiving just a day away — and the most anticipated meal of the year already in the works —...

Ammonia is one of many pollutants present in wastewater and can be toxic for marine and terrestrial life. Therefore, in...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual long-distance migration, which takes them over several thousand kilometres from the north of...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Six years ago, Michael Niederweis, Ph.D., described the first known toxin of the deadly pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis...

Wildlife trading on social media is a complex issue – but tech firms can take steps to tackle it, according...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. – Since artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky patented the principle of confocal microscopy in 1957, it has...

A sugar-containing polymer coating could one day help repair artificial joint implants, like hip replacements, when they are damaged through...

Most human diseases can be traced to malfunctioning parts of a cell — a tumor is able to grow because...

A multi-institutional team of investigators led by bioengineer Ankur Singh has developed research tools that shed new light on a virtually untreatable...

Immune cells play a key role in mediating inflammatory responses. Dysregulation in signaling mechanisms that operate across immune cells can...

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is the world’s largest non-governmental organization dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis,...

Researchers in Japan have designed the first bottom-up designed peptides, comprising chains of amino acids, that can form artificial nanopores...

BAR HARBOR, MAINE – In new research, Aric N. Rogers, Ph.D., who studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms of aging at the MDI Biological...

If the petrochemical industry is ever to wean itself off oil and gas, it has to find sustainably-sourced chemicals that...

For a fungus, the right “accessories” can make or break a relationship with a plant Credit: APS For a fungus,...

A scientific expedition in the Javari River basin on the border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru has shown use of...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., November 23, 2021—In California’s Sierra Nevada, western pine beetle infestations amped up by global warming were found...

The National Human Genome Research Institute has funded a multi-institutional Center of Excellence in Genome Sciences (CEGS), based at Weill Cornell...