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Thanks to their capacity for introspection, human beings are able to estimate the duration of their actions. When they perform a task – especially a...

Photonic technology enables fast, sensitive saliva test for COVID-19

WASHINGTON — Researchers from ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences and IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, both in Spain, have demonstrated a new low-cost portable instrument that...

Map showing Balkanatolia 40 million years ago and at the present day.

Balkanatolia: the forgotten continent that sheds light on the evolution of mammals

A team of French, American and Turkish palaeontologists and geologists led by CNRS researchers1 has discovered the existence of a forgotten continent they have dubbed...

Diagram showing the head direction cells of a Streaked Shearwater chick preferring the north like an internal compass.

Following the inner compass: How birds find their ways to foreign lands

How migratory animals find their way to the wintering grounds, thousands of kilometers apart from their breeding ground, is a fascinating riddle of nature. Previous...

Sonic advance: How sound waves could help regrow bones

Researchers have used sound waves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could one day help patients regrow bone...

Artificial organic neurons schematic image

Building artificial nerve cells

For the first time, researchers demonstrate an artificial organic neuron, a nerve cell, that can be integrated with a living plant and an artificial organic...

Pressure field distribution of zebrafish during a complete tail swing

Fish generate movable pairs of vortices to propel them forward like body waves

WASHINGTON, February 22, 2022 -- Swimming in complex underwater environments, fish are unmatched when it comes to motion control and flexibility. For decades, researchers have...

Vishva M. Dixit, 2022 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

Genentech Vice President Vishva M. Dixit receives Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

NEW YORK, February 22, 2022—The Vilcek Foundation recognizes and celebrates the research contributions of molecular biologist Vishva M. Dixit in a new article and video...

COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV

Some people become seriously ill when infected with SARS-CoV-2 while others have only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. In addition to risk factors...

Study identifies key regulator of cell differentiation

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Embryonic stem cells and other pluripotent cells divide rapidly and have the capacity to become nearly any cell type in the body....

The body fights infection amidst ‘waves’ of regulatory CD4+ T cells

LA JOLLA, CA—Every kind of T cell has a job to do. A healthy immune system makes sure no T cell oversteps.Credit: Published in Dolina...

Sequencing puts carnivore chromosomes in context

Studies comparing animal genomes generally focus on the DNA sequence itself. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis shows how the...

Early life treatment prevents autism symptoms from developing in mice

Timing is key when treating developmental disorders. Blocking an overactive signaling pathway during the first five weeks of life prevents autism symptoms from ever developing...

Newly developed radio-labeled molecule enables real-time imaging of innate immune activity

HOUSTON ― Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new radio-labeled molecule capable of selectively reacting with certain high-energy...

New simple method for surveying amphibians: A vital contribution to conservation efforts