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He isolated DNA from Egyptian mummies. He discovered the Denisovans, an extinct ancient human species, by sequencing DNA from a tiny bone fragment. He led a massive study that reconstructed the Neanderthal genome--and fo...

Storing time from a quantum stopwatch with qubits - instead of losing accuracy by stopping and starting it - could give us the ultimate precision in timekeeping

A new study has found that a common e-cigarette flavoring that has chemical characteristics similar to toxic chemicals found in cigarette smoke disrupts an important mechanism of the lungs' antibacterial defense system.

Researchers argue that Electronic Health Records can be restructured from mere digital remakes of their old pen and paper ancestors into platforms that allow doctors to 'subscribe' to their patients' clinical information...

Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reduce the nutritional value of rice, according to an international research team that analyzed rice samples from field experiments. Populations in countries with both the ...

Researchers take a deeper look at synesthesia, revealing the condition could be linked to some autoimmune diseases. The paper also reports synesthetes have better memory and are more creative than those without the disor...

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have demonstrated, for the first time, a chip-based dual-comb spectrometer in the mid-infrared range, that requires no moving parts and can acquire spectra in less than 2 microseconds....

Understanding the microscopic structure of a material is key to understanding how it functions and its functional properties. Advances in fields like materials science have increasingly pushed abilities to determine thes...

Medical researchers shed light on the underlying cause of intestinal failure-associated liver disease and suggests new therapeutic approaches.

People looking to manage their weight with strength-training and protein supplements should consume their supplements during a meal, according to a research review.

Ambient music played in restaurants plays a major role in whether you order a healthy or unhealthy meal.

A new study challenges conventional belief that myelin can inhibit neuronal growth. Researchers report rat myelin stimulated axon outgrowths in neural precursor cells, and human iPSCs.

A person who has a brain implant for OCD has had an unexpected side-effect: better blood sugar control. The finding reveals the brain has a role in diabetes

When George Brooks first began investigating lactate, or lactic acid, sports physiologists saw it as a muscle poison that lowered performance. His research over decades has reversed that picture, showing that it is the b...

Muscles believed to be unique to humans have been discovered in several ape species, challenging long-held anthropocentric theories on the origin and evolution of human soft tissues. This questions the view that certain ...

Researchers say our decisions are influence by our past judgments as a way to remain self consistent.

People exposed to two common agrochemicals, Paraquat and Maneb, are at a 250% higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, researchers report.

A new study reveals children who are either overweight or obese during the first two years of life may have problems with memory and learning at the age of 5. Researchers say IQ scored may be lower for higher weight chil...

Researchers have identified a novel role the RGS14 protein plays in limiting synaptic plasticity.

Many scientists think that our big brains evolved to help us cope with the complexities of social living, but a model suggests it was more to do with finding food and lighting fires

Couples who eat seafood more than twice a week have more sex and get pregnant quicker, a study of 1000 people has found, although the reason why remains unclear

Space plasma magnifies the light from a distant pulsar, letting us zoom in on features so small it's like measuring the width of a hair on the surface of Mars