New genetic engineering strategy makes human-made DNA invisible

Bacteria are everywhere. They live in the soil and water, on our skin and in our…

Researchers advance search for laboratory test to predict spread of breast cancer

Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and other institutions report that a new laboratory test that…

Army project develops agile scouting robots

In a research project for the U.S. Army, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley developed…

Energy researchers break the catalytic speed limit

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered…

Study reveals structure of a 'master switch' controlling cell division

Unregulated cell division is a hallmark of cancer, and one of the key proteins involved in…

New snake species in Europe named after a long-forgotten Iron Age kingdom

An international team of scientists identified the snake and its range, which includes Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia,…

Stem cell identity unmasked by single cell sequencing technology

Scientists from The University of Queensland’s Diamantina Institute have revealed the difference between a stem cell…

MacKenzie Bezos pledges half her fortune to charity

MacKenzie Bezos, who finalized her divorce from Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos earlier this year,…

New mutations for herbicide resistance rarer than expected, study finds

After exposing more than 70 million grain amaranth seeds to a soil-based herbicide, researchers were not…

Replacing diesel with liquefied natural leads to a fuel economy of up to 60%

The substitution of diesel oil with liquefied natural gas (LNG) for cargo transportation in São Paulo…