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AI designs functional CRISPR-like nucleases surpassing natural models
Artificial intelligence is beginning to redesign the molecular machinery that powers genome editing. A new Science report describes how researchers...
UCLA Engineers Integrate High-Powered Terahertz Systems Onto One Semiconductor Chip
High-frequency radiation in the terahertz (THz) band—sitting between infrared light and microwaves—has long tempted engineers with capabilities such as ultrafast...
AirPods-Size Fluorescence Device Could Enable Rapid At-Home Molecular Testing
Researchers at the University of Illinois are tackling a central challenge in home diagnostics: how to replicate laboratory-grade fluorescent molecular...
Bioengineered Bacterial Spores Found for Broader New Applications
A quiet revolution is unfolding in bacterial spore engineering, where nature’s toughest survival strategy is being repurposed for next-generation biotech....
Crown Bioscience Joins C-Path Coalition for New Approach Methodologies
TUCSON, Ariz., July 16, 2026 — Critical Path Institute’s® (C-Path) New Approach Methodologies Developer Coalition (NAMs-DC) has added Crown Bioscience...
UW Physician-Scientist Honored by Association for Molecular Pathology for Exceptional Service
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Daniel E. Sabath, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Washington, has been named the 2026 Meritorious Service...
Fractional High-Chern Insulator Realized in Twisted Rhombohedral Graphene
A new class of quantum matter is emerging from an unlikely playground: moiré superlattices made of layered graphene. In a...
Enhanced Bayesian Hybrid Inference Using Genome Sequence Data
A new statistical framework promises sharper answers to a long-standing question in conservation and evolutionary genetics: who is a hybrid,...
Global analysis reveals changing early-onset inflammatory bowel disease burden worldwide
A new global analysis suggests that early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—diagnosed in childhood—may be undergoing a geographic and demographic shift,...
Plasma Ceramide Ratios Link Metabolic and Inflammation Markers to Parkinson’s Cognitive Decline
A new viral-science headline from 2026 spotlights an emerging lipid signal in Parkinson’s disease: plasma ceramide ratios. Researchers report that...
Black Women’s Breast Cancer Screening Decisions in UK: Qualitative Study
A new qualitative study in the UK is shedding light on a question that sits at the intersection of trust,...
Stealthy Spinning Drone Blends In With Everyday Objects
By exploiting a quirk of human vision, engineers at Northwestern University have built a drone that nearly disappears—right when you’re...
Cancer Survivors and Providers Disagree on Medical Cannabis, Study Reveals
Cannabis is increasingly used by cancer survivors to manage pain, nausea, and anxiety, even as evidence on outcomes remains incomplete....
New experiment maps multiple isotopes showing pygmy excitations
Physicists have reported an unusual “excess” signal of high-energy gamma rays emitted by more than a dozen heavy, unstable nuclei...
AI Disagreements Could Undermine Patient Trust in Doctors
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Patients’ trust in physicians may rise or fall depending on what artificial intelligence (AI) says during...
TSPAN7 Builds Transmembrane Skeleton, Stabilizing Tubular Membranes via Spiral Assembly
Tetraspanins are four-transmembrane proteins best known for organizing cell membranes into specialized microdomains that recruit lipids and partner proteins. Over...
Selectivity Achieved Despite Indiscriminate Photoreduction in New Study
Superselective bond formation in organic synthesis is often ruled by single-electron transfer (SET) chemistry: the substrate with the more favorable...
Experts Reach Consensus on Bedside PDA Closure for Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants
A panel of international experts has issued new consensus guidance aimed at improving how patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)—a persistent fetal...
Medication Complexity and Risk of Rehospitalization in Older Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
A new study in BMC Geriatrics adds evidence to a growing debate over how medication burden affects outcomes in vulnerable...
AI-Guided CRISPR and quantum nanobiology reverse cancer cell behavior
Cancer therapy is increasingly limited by two stubborn realities: tumors change their phenotype as they evolve, and they rarely share...
