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The Wistar Institute is the first independent institution in usa devoted to medical research and training. The Wistar Institute has evolved from its beginnings as...

Long segments of RNA—encoded in our DNA but not translated into protein—are key to physically manipulating DNA in order to activate certain genes. These non-coding...

Living cells change their shape by applying mechanical tension to their extracellular matrix adhesions and pulling themselves flat against their substrate. This capillary cell was...

Jessica Richman, a PhD student at Oxford University, has raised more than $290,000 from over 1,300 people who have paid to take part in the...

In the search for renewable alternatives to gasoline, heavy alcohols such as isobutanol are promising candidates. Not only do they contain more energy than ethanol,...

The Obama administration is planning a decade-long scientific effort to examine the workings of the human brain and build a comprehensive map of its activity,...

Researchers developed nano-machines which recreate principal activities of proteins. They present the first versatile and modular example of a fully artificial protein-mimetic model system, thanks...