A mutation in an immune system gene rapidly rose in frequency in Southeast Asia approximately…
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3-D printed ovaries produce healthy offspring
3-D printed bioprosthetic mouse ovaries restored fertility in infertile mice and produced healthy mouse pups….
Don’t count on your chickens counting
To understand numbers, you need culture, says a cognitive scientist. He argues against the current…
Engaging diamond for next-era transistors
Most transistors are silicon-based and silicon technology has driven the computer revolution. In some applications,…
Photoreceptor cell death leads to blindness in CLN5 form of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Researchers have discovered a likely cause for visual impairment and eventual loss of vision in…
Warm weather increases the incidence of serious surgical site infections
Surgical site infections, a common healthcare-associated infection, are seasonal — increasing in the summer and…
Complications from thyroid cancer surgery more common than believed, study finds
As thyroid cancer rates rise, more people are having surgery to remove all or part…
Managing stress helps transistor performance
Scientists have developed a new CESL method that introduces tensile stress into both the channel…
How hard did it rain on Mars?
Heavy rain on Mars reshaped the planet’s impact craters and carved out river-like channels in…
Bacteria harness the lotus effect to protect themselves
Dental plaque and the viscous brown slime in drainpipes are two familiar examples of bacterial…