Dwindling populations created a ‘mutational meltdown’ in the genomes of the last woolly mammoths, which…
Scientists create artificial mouse ’embryo’ from stem cells for first time
Scientists have managed to create a structure resembling a mouse embryo in culture, using two…
Study finds new mechanism to control information flow in the brain
A team of neuroscientists has found that specialized nerve cells, known as somatostatin-expressing (Sst) interneurons,…
Taking Earth’s inner temperature
A new study suggests the mantle — the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth’s interior…
More bang for the buck
Researchers have found cost-effective solutions to sediment runoff and other land-based pollution affecting West Maui…
Novel calculator more easily identifies patients who will benefit from neoadjuvant chemoradiation
A calculator to guide treatment choice in esophageal cancer has been developed by a team…
Link between microbiome in the gut, Parkinson’s discovered
Parkinson’s disease, and medications to treat Parkinson’s, have distinct effects on the composition of the…
Biochemical ‘fossil’ shows how life may have emerged without phosphate
One major mystery about life’s origin is how phosphate became an essential building block of…
Researchers report first known case of CTE in patient with no known head trauma
Researchers have discovered the presence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brain of a…
Nanoengineers 3-D print biomimetic blood vessel networks
Nanoengineers have 3-D printed a lifelike, functional blood vessel network that could pave the way…