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From a practical standpoint, the wiring of the human eye - a product of our evolutionary baggage - doesn't make...

A new type of methane-based, oxygen-free life form that can metabolize and reproduce similar to life on Earth has been...

Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as...

A key part of the brain involved with decision making, the striatum, appears to operate hierarchically – much like a...

Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate appetite,...

A new study by a University of Texas at Arlington physics team in collaboration with bioengineering and psychology researchers shows...

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have tested a temporary tattoo that both extracts and measures the level...

U.S. and Australian scientists have found the mechanism a novel gene uses to affect brain function and elicit behavior related...

Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota...

Newly developed tiny antennas, likened to spotlights on the nanoscale, offer the potential to measure food safety, identify pollutants in...

Like the shape-shifting robots of “Transformers” fame, a unique class of proteins in the human body also has the ability...

Researchers from UPM have developed a manufacturing method of aluminum optical nanosensors on versatile substrates that can be used for...

Researchers have developed a novel three-dimensional, multiscale and multicomponent model of endothelial cells monolayer, the inner lining of artery, to...

A team of researchers from Italy, Israel and the United Kingdom has succeeded in generating mature, functional skeletal muscles in...