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Thirty-person study of human perception suggests a 'middle ground' between opposing literatureCredit: Designed by Elina Stengård Human perception is based on mathematically optimal principles, but...

York University research shows species is critically endangered The American Bumblebee - a species once more commonly seen buzzing around Southern Ontario - is critically...

Synthetic biologists add tunable, analog-to-digital converter to their toolkitCredit: Rice University HOUSTON -- (April 18, 2019) -- Synthetic biologists have added high-precision analog-to-digital signal processing...

Mass. General team's findings may have application to treatment of cancer, neurodegenerative disorders Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have discovered the mechanism by which cells...

Bioethicists point to repercussions, and balance between saving lives and saving organsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The brain is more resilient than...

Berkeley Lab-led research team makes a chiral skyrmion crystal with electric properties; puts new spin on future information storage applicationsCredit: Xiaoxing Cheng, Pennsylvania State University;...

Credit: Kazuhito Sai, NC State University New North Carolina State University research shows that key proteins known for their ability to prevent viral infections by...

Biomedical researchers develop first open-source, quality-control review tool for fast-growing digital pathology field CLEVELAND--There's a low-tech problem troubling the high-tech world of digital pathology imaging....

System causes delayed mortality of mussel larvae and reduces mussel settlement by 88-99% in hydropower cooling systemsCredit: Alexander Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of...

Spore-forming bacteria survive on surfaces coated with antimicrobial, latex paintsCredit: Jinglin Hu/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Antimicrobial paints offer the promise of extra protection against...

Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES WHAT: In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of...

First genetic study of the Crusaders confirms that warriors mixed and had families with local people in the near East, and died together in battle...

Credit: Hawley Pruitt In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report the creation of a specialized gel that acts like a...

Malaria is the leading cause of illness and death among children in MalawiCredit: Tisungane Mvalo, UNC Project-Malawi Chapel Hill, NC - The world's first vaccine...

Credit: B. Stecher/ LMU Munich Salmonella enterica is the name of a group of rod-shaped bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis in humans and other animals....