Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

Biomedical research in liver diseases has traditionally depended on animal models, but ethical concerns and the quest for ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm ...

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but usually over short distances across the DNA sequence, with the on/off switch ...

A recent study marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules that can successfully control gene expression in healthy mammalian cells. As a proof-of-concept, the ...

Two West Virginia University researchers have joined an elite group after being awarded the National Science Foundation ...

The government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, finding the largest increases in four ...

Effective mucosal immunity in the intestine involves a fine balance between tolerance of the microbiome, recognition and elimination of pathogens, and inflammatory tissue injury. The anti-inflammatory ...

The mice were assessed in different ways, including with single-cell RNA sequencing, and dorsal root ganglia calcium imaging that can illuminate nerve activity. This work showed that the mice that got ...

Natural HPL is produced from donated human blood platelets that are no longer suitable for transfusion and would otherwise be discarded – making it a sustainable yet limited alternative to ...

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PUSHPA SUNDAR takes a close look at the culture of giving in India and points out the difference between charity and philanthropy Charity defined as the voluntary giving of money to those in need is t ...