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How close is genomics to showing us how the human brain evolved? Recently three geneticists at the forefront of human...

Normal microorganisms in the intestines appear to play a pivotal role in how the HIV virus foils a successful attack...

Gene-based personalized medicine has many possibilities for diagnosis and targeted therapy, but one big bottleneck: the expensive and time-consuming DNA-sequencing...

One of the human body’s first responses to a viral infection is to make and release signaling proteins called interferons,...

For the first time ever, a paralyzed man can move his fingers and hand with his own thoughts thanks to...

A University of Utah team discovered a method for turning a small, $40 needle into a 3-D microscope capable of...

Recent advances that allow the precise editing of genomes now raise the possibility that fruit and other crops might be...

Researchers at the University of Bonn Hospital discover how our organism definitively detects RNA viruses Our immunosensory system detects virus...

During her postgraduate stay at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Blanca Lorena Villarreal developed a device that allows multiple robotic...

Dangerous brain tumors hijack the brain’s existing blood supply throughout their progression, by growing only within narrow potential spaces between...

Researchers have strived for years to determine how neurons are produced and integrated into the brain throughout adult life. In...

A new design aims to identify the memory of movement in the amputee's brain in order to manipulate the prosthetic...

A multicenter study including University of Kentucky researchers found that a new nerve repair technique yields better results and fewer...

For the first time, scientists have uncovered new information on how stem cells in the human bowel behave, revealing vital...

A method of growing human cells from tissue removed from a patient’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract eventually may help scientists develop...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown cardiac molecule that could provide a key to treating, and preventing, heart failure. The...

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have created a molecule that can cause cancer...

Researchers have developed an implantable device that precisely monitors acid build-up in the body for people with diabetes and produces...

Film editors play a critical role by helping shape raw footage into a narrative. Part of the challenge is that...

Bioengineers have created three-dimensional brain-like tissue that functions like and has structural features similar to tissue in the rat brain...