We have a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of bacteria that live in our bodies—they help…
Month: August 2017
Brazil court suspends decree allowing Amazon reserve mining
A Brazilian court on Wednesday suspended a government decree that would open a huge Amazon reserve…
Brazil court suspends decree allowing Amazon reserve mining
A Brazilian court on Wednesday suspended a government decree that would open a huge Amazon reserve…
Blunting CRISPR’s ‘scissors’ gives new insight into autoimmune disorders
A research team has used a modified version of the gene-editing technique CRISPR to find enhancers…
Powerful resource to advance treatment of pediatric solid tumors
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is offering the global scientific community no-cost access to an unprecedented…
Scientists recover nova first spotted 600 years ago by Korean astrologers
A new study pinpoints the location of a nova first spotted by Korean astrologers almost 600…
Monkeys with Parkinson’s disease benefit from human stem cells
Japanese neurosurgeons report two new strategies to improve outcomes of iPS cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease…
Artificial intelligence analyzes gravitational lenses 10 million times faster
Researchers have for the first time shown that neural networks -- a form of artificial intelligence…