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

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...

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...

By monitoring thousands of individual bacteria scientists discovered how they maintain their size from generation to generation Scientists have traditionally...

Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have created a statistical model that measures the proportion of cancer incidence,...

When the human genome was first sequenced, experts predicted they would find about 100,000 genes. The actual number has turned...

Getting enough of the right kind of sleep is crucial for keeping both body and mind healthy. Now a team...

The discovery of a new and mysterious form of radiation in the late 19th century led to a revolution in...

Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a two-pronged therapeutic approach that shows great potential for weakening and then defeating cancer...

Researchers in the United States have identified a molecular network that comprises many of the genes previously shown to contribute...

The body has evolved ways to get rid of faulty stem cells. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge working with the Weizmann Institute have created primordial germ cells – cells that will...

Scientists had known that the immune cells may help ward off obesity in mice. The new findings are the first...

Swiss scientists have used a cutting-edge method to stimulate neurons with light. They have successfully recorded synaptic transmission between neurons...

Researchers show that nerve cell centralisation does begin in multicellular animals. While searching for the origin of our brain, biologists...