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An international team of scientists has found an innovative, animal-friendly manner for studying venom genes. The technique makes it possible to determine the unique venom...

Glial cells in the heart help regulate heart rate and rhythm, and drive its development in the embryo, according to a new study publishing November...

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame discovered a new type of cell in the heart that may help regulate heart rate, and could be...

Some ancestral rodents likely had repeated infections with SARS-like coronaviruses, leading them to acquire tolerance or resistance to the pathogens, according to new research publishing...

MADISON, Wis. — Alexander disease is a progressive and rare neurological disorder with no cure or standard course of treatment. But a new study led...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Scientists recently gained insights into how vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by immune cells that might be relevant to...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (November 18, 2021) – The most comprehensive survey conducted of elephant numbers in the Central African nation of Gabon since the late 1980s has...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Galápagos giant tortoises can weigh well over 300 pounds and often live over 100 years. So what’s the secret to their evolutionary success?Credit:...

University of Liverpool researchers have produced new evidence that could help rapidly boost efforts to scale-up the adoption of clean cooking with liquefied petroleum gas...

To grow and spread, cancer cells must evade the immune system. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and MIT used the power of nanotechnology to...

A team of researchers led by UC Riverside has demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule turns a single cell into...

Kansas City, MO – November 18, 2021 — Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms. Now, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered that this process is controlled by Hox genes, a family of genes known to orchestrate important...

Children’s National Hospital experts developed a new approach that discovered unique proteins in an individual tumor’s cells, which then helped scientists generate personalized T cells...

RICHLAND, Wash.—Researchers have compiled the most comprehensive road map of the protein composition of human lungs, providing a clearer picture of the healthy development of...

Philadelphia, November 18, 2021 – A consequence of global warming is a greater frequency and intensity of extreme heat events. This extreme heat is associated...