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If you are considering a career in bioengineering, it is important that you understand what the field entails and whether it is right for you....

In a new study, the group of Johan Auwerx at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences has made the first connection between muscular dystrophy and sphingolipids,...

The detection and quantification of cancer-associated molecular biomarkers in body fluids, or liquid biopsies, prove minimally invasive in early cancer diagnostics. Researchers at the University...

A study conducted at the University of Helsinki indicates that early sexual maturation and high aerobic performance in salmon have a genetic link that is...

In the field of forensic analysis there is a significant demand for objectively determining the post-mortem interval (PMI) when human skeletal remains are discovered. So...

The researcher Ander Urrutia of the UPV/EHU’s Cell Biology in Environmental Toxicology research group and Animal Pathology at CEFAS/OIE, is exploring “the great hidden diversity...

Four years ago, entomologists at the University of Sydney discovered the existence of all-female, forest-dwelling drywood termite colonies in Japan. Now, they have determined how...

A Zika virus vaccine candidate is effective at preventing the Zika virus passing from mother to fetus in preclinical animal studies, according to a new...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Dr. David Anderson, professor and associate dean for...

For many, an ideal forest is one that looks the same as it did before European colonizers arrived. As today’s forests are hit with disturbances...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Pupa Gilbert FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/27/22 CONTACT: Pupa Gilbert, [email protected]   READ ON THE WEB: https://news.wisc.edu/coral-skeleton-formation-rate-determines-resilience-to-acidifying-oceans/ DOWNLOAD PHOTOS: https://uwmadison.box.com/v/coral-skeletons-uw   Coral skeleton...

Ithaca, NY— There’s a whole lot of talking going on beneath the waves. A new study from Cornell University finds that fish are far more likely...

Neural networks are sometimes called black boxes because, despite the fact that they can outperform humans on certain tasks, even the researchers who design them...

MADISON, Wis. — To get through a long winter without food, hibernating animals — like the 13-lined ground squirrel — can slow their metabolism by...

With the help of cerebral organoids, IMBA scientists were able to ascertain that Tuberous Sclerosis, a rare neurodevelopmental genetic disorder, arises developmentally rather than only...