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The scientific community has known about the existence of electrons for over a hundred years, but there are important facets of their interaction with matter that remain shrouded in mystery. One particular area of intere...

A mosquito-killing fungus genetically engineered to produce spider and scorpion toxins could serve as a highly effective biological control mechanism to fight malaria-carrying mosquitoes, scientists report. The fungus is...

Developing a superconducting computer that would perform computations at high speed without heat dissipation has been the goal of several research and development initiatives since the 1950s. Such a computer would requir...

A research team is pioneering an infused 3-D-printed patch that guides the growth of new blood vessels, avoiding some of the problems with other approaches to treating ischemia.

A huge study identified several new variants for lung cancer risk that will translate into improved understanding of the mechanisms involved in lung cancer risk.

New research has uncovered details about subcellular-level changes in the brain after concussion that could one day lead to improved treatment.

When Einstein developed his general theory of relativity, commercial radio didn't even exist yet. He could not possibly have imagined all of the fancy, high-tech equipment that scientists would use over the next 100 year...

In a study of predominantly African-American women -- who have a much higher rate of delivering babies early compared with other racial groups -- researchers showed that a decrease in the diversity of vaginal microbes of...

Scientists have shown that funding from the US President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) in 19 sub-Saharan African countries was associated with a 16 person reduction in the annual risk of under-five child mortality in the ye...

Seal oil has the potential to help promote nerve regeneration in patients with Type 1 diabetes, new research indicates.

By tagging a cell's proteins with fluorescent beacons, researchers have found out how E. coli bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics and other poisons. Probably not good news for the bacteria.

Researchers have cracked a long-standing mystery about an important enzyme found in virtually all organisms other than bacteria. The basic science finding may have implications for understanding cancer development and ho...

Less than one hour of resistance exercise training per week lowers the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (cardiovascular risk factors such as overweight, high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar), research conclu...

How much alcohol women drink may depend on where they live. A new study finds one-fifth of women in Appalachian Ohio imbibe at alarming levels.

Investigators have developed a way of increasing pigmentation in human skin without the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation.

In about half of all patients with rare hereditary disorders, it is still unclear what position of the genome is responsible for their condition. One reason for this is the quantity of information encoded in human genes....

Researchers have identified a fundamental way immune cells in the gut learn the difference between good and bad microbes. Professional antigen-presenting cells need a molecule called gp96 to prevent immune cells from att...

A trial in Sweden has found that drones carrying defibrillators can shave minutes off emergency response time, which could save hundreds of lives a year

Tim Cook called it "the mother of all AI projects."

A multi-institutional team led by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discovered a way to create new alloys that could form the basis of next-generation semiconductors.

We just don't know enough about how human reproduction and development work in the final frontier to confidently map out permanent, sustainable settlements on the Red Planet or anywhere else away from Earth, experts say.

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have solved a cellular mystery that may have important implications for fundamental biology and diseases like ALS. Their new research suggests that RNA may be the secre...