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As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past,...

Active genes do not form clusters and share resources during early development in the fruit fly, according to a new study by New York University...

London, UK – 5 October 2021 – Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have discovered a brain mechanism that enables mice to override their instincts...

In a new LIFE project funded by the European Commission, the condition and habitats of freshwater pearl mussel (FPM) populations and their host fishes, Atlantic...

Tampa, FL (Oct. 5, 2021) – Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology,...

A remarkable number of life-threatening diseases manifest more severely in males than in females. One current example is COVID-19 caused by SARS CoV-2. Another example...

In a new paper, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago report that a drug approved for treating patients with autoimmune disease helped to prevent lung damage...

Automated vehicles could be made more pedestrian-friendly thanks to new research which could help them predict when people will cross the road. Credit: University of Leeds...

Oncotarget published "Epigenetic signatures differentiate uterine and soft tissue leiomyosarcoma" which reported that leiomyosarcomas are diverse, rare, and aggressive mesenchymal soft tissue sarcomas. Epigenetic alterations influence...

Animal cells get their structural integrity from their cytoskeleton, a shapeshifting mesh of filaments inside a cell that helps the cell organize its structure and...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., October 4, 2021—Using supercomputer-driven dynamic modeling based on experimental data, researchers can now probe the process that turns off one X chromosome...

An innovative program that aims to increase the number of cancer prevention scientists and boost cancer health equity across the state led by experts at...

BALTIMORE, MD (October 4, 2021)— Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science have sequenced the genome of the blue crab. The best...

Manufacturing – Carbon goes to spaceCredit: ORNL, Sandia/U.S. Dept. of Energy Manufacturing – Carbon goes to space Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a...

Apples are among the oldest and most recognizable fruits in the world. But have you ever really considered an apple’s shape? Apples are relatively spherical...