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SAN FRANCISCO, CA—December 2, 2021—At the earliest stages of a new human life, cells that seem identical begin to divide...

In their publication in Science, Professor Guojun Sheng (Kumamoto University, Japan), Professor Alfonso Martinez Arias (Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain) and...

Pigtailed macaques are a candidate model organism for two hemorrhagic diseases of public health concern: Kyasanur Forest disease and Alkhurma...

Anne S. Meyer, an associate professor of biology at the University of Rochester, and her collaborators at Delft University of Technology in the...

Moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with risk reductions of non-communicable diseases and mortality. However, whether cardiovascular health status...

The climate crisis is limiting the availability of krill —small crustaceans that are vital in the marine food chain— during...

Being able to recapitulate in a dish what human embryos normally do hidden within the womb opens avenues for improving...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered a period of global cooling...

A genetically encoded “live-cell” probe designed by researchers from Tokyo Tech has been able to identify phosphorylated Ser2 in the...

For more than a decade, fertilizer leaching and associated stormwater runoff were thought to be the major drivers of harmful...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Photo courtesy of Emmanouil Tampakakis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Human heart muscle cells cease to multiply after birth,...

Italy is not exactly renown for dinosaurs. In comparison to its excellent artistic and archaeological heritage, dinosaur fossils are very...

Skokie, IL – Abstracts open today for the ISSCR 2022 Annual Meeting, the most comprehensive gathering of scientists in stem cell...

If sperm can’t swim, life can’t go on. And a new study suggests that when evolution hit upon an effective...

Scientists now have a deeper understanding of how a fungus develops a symbiotic lifestyle inside grass leaf and why the...

SAN ANTONIO (December 1, 2021) – A new study from Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) and collaborators has identified a...

Patients with heart failure often have shortness of breath and become fatigued quickly. They frequently suffer from water retention, heart...

The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is strongly associated with the “bad” LDL cholesterol. A large study by scientists at...

Embargoed until Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 2 pm U.S. Eastern Time (EST), Thursday 2nd December at 6 am Australian...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – New Oregon State University research shows that warm-water habitats can be critically important for the survival of...