With an extremely fast "electron camera" at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, researchers…
Engineering ‘hairpins’ increases CRISPR accuracy
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method for improving the accuracy of the CRISPR…
Tiny fragment of a comet found inside a meteorite
A tiny piece of the building blocks from which comets formed has been discovered inside a…
To protect stem cells, plants have diverse genetic backup plans
Despite evolution driving a wide variety of differences, many plants function the same way. Now a…
A simple nudge leads low-income immigrants to apply for citizenship
When the "nudge" first appeared on the policymaking scene, it struck many as an ideal tool.…
Need for social skills helped shape modern human face
The modern human face is distinctively different to that of our near relatives and now researchers…
Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins
DNA and the genome, we know, provide the blueprint for life. But it is the proteins…
Compound allows bacterial communication to be controlled by light
Scientists from the University of Groningen have succeeded in incorporating a light-controlled switch into a molecule…
CRISPRed wheat helps farmers control weeds
Chinese farmers are facing worsening problems with the weed jointed goatgrass (Aegilops tauschii), a close relative…
A new bacteria-killing weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance
When the first antibiotics were discovered in the early 20th century, the rate of death from…