Machine learning's next frontier: Epigenetic drug discovery

Scientists have developed a machine-learning algorithm that gleans information from microscope images — allowing for high-throughput…

New way to wrap liquid drops could improve drug delivery

Researchers have developed a faster, cheaper way to coat liquid medication, an invention that could improve…

Marked slowdown of cell division rates in old age

In a novel study comparing healthy cells from people in their 20s with cells from people…

New flame retardants, old problems

New flame retardants escaping from our TVs, other electrical and electronic products, and children’s car seats…

New treatment may reverse celiac disease

A phase 2 clinical trial using a new technology show it is possible to induce immune…

Persistence pays off with first images of butterfly eggs

Kim Moss hunched over plants with her camera for hours in Grand Teton National Park this…

Biological material boosts solar cell performance

Next-generation solar cells that mimic photosynthesis with biological material may give new meaning to the term…

Pinpointing biomolecules with nanometer accuracy

It would be impossible to understand life without having a firm grasp on the microscopic interactions…

Magma crystallization makes volcanoes more explosive

A new paper from scientists at The University of Manchester has discovered why some volcanic eruptions…

New era of locally-sourced resources in space

This month space experts from all over the world convened in Luxembourg for the first Space…