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For the first time, researchers have succeeded in amplifying genes altered by activities such as smoking – with changes that...

A stem cell capable of regenerating both bone and cartilage has been identified in bone marrow of mice. The discovery...

Improving gene-sequencing technologies have focused immunologists’ attention on the role of genes in diseases. But it appears the environment is...

A regime of anti-HIV drugs — components of regimens to treat established HIV infection — has the potential to protect...

During embryonal development of vertebrates, signaling molecules inform each cell at which position it is located. In this way, the...

A simple method to sense DNA, as well as potential biomarker proteins of cancer or other diseases such as Alzheimer’s,...

Bacteria are as individual as people, according to new research by Professor Peter Young and his team in the Department...

In a laboratory first, Duke researchers have grown human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds just like native tissue to...

Even after complete spinal paralysis, the human spinal cord is able to trigger activity in the leg muscles using electrical...

A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an...

The development of artificial intelligence is growing fast and hundreds of the world's leading scientists and entrepreneurs are urging a...

Inflammation is a normal and often beneficial response to injury or infection. The swelling, heat and even pain are the...

Your brain is a memory powerhouse, constantly recording experiences in long-term memory. Those memories help you find your way through...

In a groundbreaking study that provides scientists with a critical new understanding of stem cell development and its role in...

Great balls of cells! Scientists are developing mock human organs that can fit in the palm of your hand.These organs-on-a-chip...

If you need a piece of hardware attached to the delicate tissue of your brain or spinal cord, wouldn’t it...

One of the mysteries in cancer biology is how one protein, TGF-beta, can both stop cancer from forming and encourage...

Our sense of touch is one we often take for granted, until our leg falls asleep and we aren't able...

Proteins play a fundamental role in almost all biological processes. They consist of chains composed of up to 20 different...

New research in mice shows that the immune system in the skin develops distinct responses to the various microbes that...