Scientists have developed a new improved method for capturing longer DNA fragments, doubling the size…
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New wheat crops as an alternative to a gluten-free diet
Wheat, one of the most widely consumed grains in the world, contains gluten, a mixture…
Drugs from nature: Big effects of multiple compounds in small amounts
A research group has discovered a whole class of new peptides with which bacteria are…
Bacterial ‘sabotage’ handicaps ability to resolve devastating lung inflammation in cystic fibrosis
The chronic lung inflammation that is a hallmark of cystic fibrosis, has, for the first…
Biking in chicago is faster than public transportation, Uber, study finds
It is often faster to ride a bicycle through Chicago than to take an Uber…
Rare obesity syndrome therapeutic target identified
An enzyme deficiency in the brain is linked to Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic condition that…
Breast cancer update: Sentinel node biopsy guidelines encourage ‘less is more’ approach
New recommendations from breast cancer experts on sentinel lymph node biopsy reinforce the most recent…
Mutations in life’s ‘essential genes’ tied to autism
Genes known to be essential to life—the ones humans need to survive and thrive in…
‘Dead or alive’ cat in physics top 10
The detection of ripples in space-time and the famous Schrödinger’s Cat paradox feature in a…
Earthquake faults are smarter than we usually think
Researchers now have an answer to a vexing age-old question: Why do earthquakes sometimes come…