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Genome engineering with the RNA-guided CRISPR-Cas9 system in animals and plants is changing biology. It is easier to use and...

Researchers are using computed tomography (CT) and 3-D printing technology to recreate life-size models of patients' heads to assist in...

Although prostate cancer can be successfully treated in many men, when the disease metastasizes to the bone, it is eventually...

Humans don’t like being alone, and their genes are no different. Together we are stronger, and the two versions of...

Researchers from the University of Dresden have used embryonic stem cells to grow an intact spinal cord in a petri...

Development of the cerebral cortex is influenced by genetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors. Fluorescence microscopy image of...

The nervous system may play a bigger role in infections and autoimmune diseases than previously known. If researchers can learn...

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have made a breakthrough in developing a new therapy for advanced bladder cancer...

In recent years it has been established that copper plays an essential role in the health of the human brain....

US researchers have revealed the identity of molecules on the surface of cancer cells which allow the body's immune system...

As real as that daydream may seem, its path through your brain runs opposite reality. Aiming to discern discrete neural...

There are plenty of body parts that don’t grow back when you lose them. Nails are an exception, and a...

Sleep is a critical period for memory consolidation, and most people don’t get enough. Research has shown that even brief...

A new study has shown for the first time that people can be trained to “see” letters of the alphabet...

PhD student Andrea Ippolito improves health care through engineering, entrepreneurship, and systems design.For as long as she can remember, Andrea...

MIT chemists have developed new nanoparticles that can simultaneously perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorescent imaging in living animals....

Although every person's DNA remains the same throughout their lives, scientists know that it functions differently at different ages. As...

Researchers study how group interaction influences where female fruit flies lay their eggs Fruit flies do not always conform to...

UC Davis researchers are getting a new look at the workings of HIV and other viruses thanks to new techniques...