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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- For the first time ever, a single flexible fiber no bigger than a human hair has successfully...

CINCINNATI - Scientists propose in Nature blocking a molecule that drives inflammation and organ damage in Gaucher and maybe other...

Chemotherapy has long been standard treatment for many cancers, but its clinical benefits can also come with well-documented side effects....

Credit: USDA RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The mosquito Aedes aegypti, which can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, and yellow fever...

Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team NASA's Aqua satellite spotted Tropical Cyclone 08P as it was developing in...

Beetles wear a body armor that should weigh them down -- think medieval knights and turtles. In fact, those hard...

Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology The Earth's core consists mostly of a huge ball of liquid metal lying at 3000...

Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers using the TRAPPIST-South telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory, the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal...

Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have harnessed the power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent chimeric antigen receptor...

New ways to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane gas for energy use are a step closer after scientists discovered...

Credit: Imagery by DigitalGlobe © 2017 Transshipment, the transfer of goods from one boat to another, is a major pathway...

DURHAM, N.C. -- It may seem obvious, but the key to confirming whether someone is suffering from a cold or...

Credit: Provided by Crop Science Society of America When deciding what crops to grow during a season, growers look at...

Using new technologies, researchers have discovered numerous neural circuits that regulate sleep/wake cycles. Findings provide new targets for therapies to...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Feb. 22, 2017--In a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, Los Alamos National Laboratory...

Chemists at the University of Waterloo, SCIEX and Pfizer have discovered a new way to help the pharmaceutical industry identify...

BINGHAMTON, NY - Social information gathered from friends and experts, depending on the complexity of the product, can decrease uncertainty...

INDIANAPOLIS and TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. and Rose-Hulman Ventures have been partnering since 2010...

Credit: NASA For more than a decade, CubeSats, or small satellites, have paved the way to low-Earth orbit for commercial...

Heidelberg, 22 February 2017 - A common strategy to create high-yielding plants is hybrid breeding - crossing two different inbred...