Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health researchers have successfully created chimeric embryos containing a combination of…
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Blood-brain barrier governs ant behavior by altering hormone levels, study shows
In many animals, including ants, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) ensures normal brain function by controlling the…
DNA analyses show St Helena's 'liberated' Africans came from West Central Africa between northern Angola and Gabon
Between 1840 and 1867, thousands of enslaved Africans who had been “liberated” from slave ships intercepted…
Obesity-related stigma linked to political views and welfare attitudes
Views around obesity are closely tied up with political values and wider social attitudes, suggesting that…
Heat stress to bring big changes to the US corn belt
Climate change will bring new challenges for farmers as growing zones shift, and preparing for these…
New nanocomplex unleashes the immune system on metastases
A new nanocomplex renders a tumor harmless—and, on top of that, it trains the immune system…
New study reveals tiny extracellular vesicles' big impact on health
Extracellular vesicles are small cell bubbles that play a crucial role in how our cells communicate.…
International Space Station tests show that a surface treatment can help prevent formation of biofilms in space
After exposure in space aboard the International Space Station, a new kind of surface treatment significantly…
Research suggests Mars has far fewer minerals than Earth
Nearly 6,000 different minerals are known to exist on Earth, but after more than 50 years…
Digging water channels in mineral stishovite
Stishovite has the same chemical formula as silica quartz (SiO2) but it has much higher density.…