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Newly discovered taste receptors for hydrogen peroxide allow worms to indirectly detect light. Human taste receptors are specialized to distinguish...

Mitochondria not only are the cell’s main power producers, they are also the chief cooks and bottle washers.When they get...

It is well-known that bacteria can support each others’ growth and exchange nutrients. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for...

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have succeeded in using a 3D printed guide to help nerves damaged in traumatic...

For wounds to close, cells need to move collectively in one direction in a coordinated fashion. Until now the central...

Many therapeutic cancer vaccines that are currently being developed are designed to direct the immune system against altered cancer-cell proteins....

When making simple decisions, neurons in the brain apply the same statistical trick used by Alan Turing to help break...

University of Tokyo researchers have developed a novel selective catalyst that allows the creation of several basic chemicals from biomass...

Stem cells from the dental pulp of wisdom teeth can be coaxed to turn into cells of the eye's cornea...

The discovery that the human brain continues to produce new neurons in adulthood challenged a major dogma in the field...

Cell-free fetal DNA testing, which measures the relative amount of free fetal DNA in a pregnant woman’s blood, is a...

A new study has revealed how stem cells work to improve lung function in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Previous...

As clinical medical research in China reaches a turning point, the country's strategy for expanding its biosample collection and analysis...

Using a process known as single cell sequencing, scientists at Karolinska Institutet have produced a detailed map of cortical cell...

Using advanced DNA sequencing methods, researchers have identified a new gene that is associated with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),...

A group of researchers of the University of Barcelona (UB) have described a key interaction to understanding growth control in...

The size of the human brain expanded dramatically during the course of evolution, imparting us with unique capabilities to use...

Bacteria may not have brains, but they do have memories, at least when it comes to viruses that attack them....

Scientists are interested in using gels to deliver drugs because they can be molded into specific shapes and designed to...

A team led by researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering and the University of Pavia has reported development of...