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New research from The Johns Hopkins University suggests that the amount of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) found in peoples' blood directly...

A paralysed woman who controlled a robotic arm using just her thoughts has taken another step towards restoring her natural...

Using an innovative technique combining genetic analysis and mathematical modeling with some basic sleuthing, researchers have identified previously undescribed microlesions...

Sparks literally fly when a sperm and an egg hit it off. The fertilized mammalian egg releases from its surface...

When RNA-binding proteins are turned on, cancer cells get locked in a proliferative state. Musashi proteins, stained red, appear in...

Today circuit cards are laid out like single-story towns; Futuristic architecture builds layers of logic and memory into skyscraper chips...

Researchers at The University of Western Australia have found that that brain stimulation may help retrain unhelpful cognitive habits associated...

Both positive and negative experiences influence how genetic variants affect the brain and thereby behaviour, according to a new study....

A massive international effort to sequence and compare the entire genomes of 48 species of birds, representing every major order...

The bra, made using intelligent components, will be discussed at the 9th Australasian Biomechanics Conference (ABC9) at UOW from Sunday...

Examination of DNA from 21 primate species – from squirrel monkeys to humans – exposes an evolutionary war against infectious...

Sex differences in risk seeking behaviour, emergency hospital admissions, and mortality are well documented. Males are more likely to be...

Scientists at McMaster have discovered that human stem cells made from adult donor cells “remember” where they came from. Human...

In a triumph for cell biology, researchers have assembled the first high-resolution, 3D maps of entire folded genomes and found...

Touch can be a subtle sense, but it communicates quickly whether something in our hands is slipping, for example, so...

While the research may have only aimed to demonstrate what is possible for 3D printing of electronic devices, researchers at...

Future fitness trackers could soon add blood-oxygen levels to the list of vital signs measured with new technology developed by...

You’ve misplaced your cell phone. You start by scanning where you remember leaving it: on your bureau. You check and...

Researchers from MIT and the Broad Institute have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Tokyo to form the...

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have devised a way to replace the knee's protective lining, called the meniscus, using a...