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Credit: Flickr So, you've genetically engineered a malaria-resistant mosquito, now what? How many mosquitos would you need to replace the disease-carrying wild type? What is...

One of life's biggest mysteries is right inside our heads. It's the brain, and its biggest secret -- how the brain gives rise to the...

Credit: Joe Howell/Vanderbilt University TV infomercials offer a world of potential solutions for back pain, but most of them have at least one of three...

Credit: David Kinton, UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC - The ability for HIV to hide in the body in a dormant state makes...

Credit: Alan Hicks, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Public domain. The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome , a...

Credit: Yun Huang and Yubin Zhou Each cell in the body is made up of a number of tiny sealed membranous subunits called organelles, and...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2017 -- We all know at least one wine snob who goes through all sorts of rituals...

Credit: Matthew Fujita A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a national funding for a project which uses frogs as a...

Having a poor appetite is a serious health concern for older adults. It can lead to inadequate nutrition, which can shorten your life or reduce...

Credit: Nathan Shaner PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With up to $9.2 million in funding over five years from the National Science Foundation, Brown University will lead...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine In collaboration with scientists from the U.K., Europe, Japan and the United States, researchers at the Human Genome Sequencing Center...

Credit: Credits: Courtesy of L. Jenner Like tourist season, wildfire season is also in full swing in British Columbia. Whereas tourists are welcomed to the...

Credit: University of Colorado Boulder At a remote South African field site, CU Boulder Professor Michelle Sauther and CU alumnus Frank Cuozzo are leading research...

Credit: Diefenbach Lab/Penn State Snowshoe hares in Pennsylvania -- at the southern end of the species' range -- show adaptations in fur color and characteristics,...

Washington, DC - August 1, 2017 - For the first time, researchers have used whole genome sequencing to identify the cause of a zoonotic infection...