Studying how and why bridges have collapsed in the past identifies the limitation of current…
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Bonobos may be better representation of last common ancestor with humans than chimps
A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare…
Plague bacteria take refuge in amoebae
Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, can survive within the ubiquitous soil protozoan,…
Helpful tool allows physicians to more accurately predict parathyroid cancer recurrence
A newly-created prognostic tool reliably predicts the recurrence of parathyroid cancer, enabling physicians to identify…
Zika virus persists in the central nervous system and lymph nodes of rhesus monkeys
Zika virus can persist in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), lymph nodes and colorectal tissue of infected…
Unexpected damage found rippling through promising exotic nanomaterials
Some of the most promising and puzzling phenomena in physics play out on the nanoscale,…
First endoscopic stricturotomy with needle knife study for intestinal strictures in IBD
The first study illustrating the safety and efficacy of endoscopic needle-knife therapy for intestinal strictures…
Hubble’s bright shining lizard star
The bright object seen in this Hubble image is a single and little-studied star named…
Scientists set record resolution for drawing at the one-nanometer length scale
Using a specialized electron microscope outfitted with a pattern generator, scientists turned an imaging instrument…
The swollen colon: Cause of chronic inflammation discovered
Too much of the oncogene Bcl-3 leads to chronic intestinal diseases, report investigators. They describe…