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A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling "building blocks" of gold nanoparticles...

Investigators at Johns Hopkins report they have developed human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) capable of repairing damaged retinal vascular tissue...

MIT neuroscientists have now discovered how two neural circuits in the brain work together to control the formation of such...

The novel biosensor developed by scientists at Rice University in collaboration with colleagues in Thailand and Ireland may make the...

Living cells are ready for their close-ups, thanks to a new imaging technique that needs no dyes or other chemicals,...

The alien world of aquatic micro-organisms just got new residents: synthetic self-propelled swimming bio-bots. A team of engineers has developed...

Like the strings on a violin or the pipes of an organ, the proteins in the human body vibrate in...

For the first time, chemists have successfully produced an artificial cell containing organelles capable of carrying out the various steps...

Ryan Zurakowski, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Delaware, is co-author of a paper appearing...

Artificial bone marrow may be used to reproduce hematopoietic stem cells. A prototype has now been developed by scientists of...

The waterproof, light-activated glue developed by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Inside our cells, proteins known as myosins can act as a delivery service for biological materials. To better understand how...

Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists...

When biology and materials science converge, the results can be new materials that can be used to deliver targeted drugs,...

Scientists have obtained the first detailed molecular structure of a member of the Tet family of enzymes.The finding is important...

As part of an international research project, a team of researchers has developed a DNA clamp that can detect mutations...

The newly sequenced genome of the Amborella plant addresses Darwin's "abominable mystery" -- the question of why flowers suddenly proliferated...

Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D, believes that cells grown in the International Space Station (ISS) could help patients recover from a...

Researchers have created a new type of molecular motor made of DNA and demonstrated its potential by using it to...

In the field of drug design, the protein K-Ras is legendary. It’s been on everyone’s “target” list for more than...