Ability of stem cells expanded to regrow any tissue type

A new technique, which allows scientists to generate both embryonic and non-embryonic tissues from cultured stem…

Artificial topological matter opens new research directions

An international team of researchers has created a new structure that allows the tuning of topological…

Seemingly innocuous virus can trigger celiac disease

Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response to…

Neuroscientists identify brain circuit necessary for memory formation

A study of neural circuits that underlie memory consolidation reveals memories are formed simultaneously in the…

The Arctic Ocean is becoming more like the Atlantic

The eastern Arctic Ocean is becoming more like the Atlantic Ocean, a new study combining remote…

Married couples with common ancestry also share similar genes

When two married people appear similar, it isn't necessarily a coincidence, but may be related to…

Major breakthrough in smart printed electronics

Researchers have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of 2-dimensional nanomaterials for the first time. This breakthrough…

Giant viruses may simply be a ‘Frankenstein’ of smaller viruses

Viruses are thought to outnumber the microbes on Earth; both outnumber the stars in the Milky Way. A handful…

Biologists discover timesharing strategy in bacteria

Biologists have discovered that communities of bacteria have been employing a social timesharing strategy for millions…

Ancient Earth’s fingerprints in young volcanic rocks, study shows

Earth's mantle is made of solid rock that nonetheless circulates slowly over millions of years. Some…