Virtual reality allows you to look inside your body and could help improve drug delivery

Renderings of 3-D cells in the body are traditionally displayed using 2-D media, such as on…

Model by which plants adapt their photosynthetic metabolism to light intensity

A new model explains the molecular mechanism used by plants to adapt their photosynthetic mechanism to…

What does it mean for the husband when his wife keeps her own surname?

When a woman chooses not to take her husband's surname after marriage, people perceive her husband…

New database catalogues plants that soak up contamination

Hyperaccumulators are unusual plants that can absorb much larger amounts of metal compounds in their leaves…

Water cooling for the Earth’s crust

How deep can seawater penetrate through cracks and fissures into the seafloor? By applying a new…

3-D folding of DNA provides important epigenetic mechanisms in the formation of cardiac muscle cells

The three-dimensional folding of DNA provides important epigenetic mechanisms in the formation of cardiac muscle cells.

Refining pesticides to kill pests, not bees

Scientists have unlocked a key to maintain the insecticide's effectiveness in eliminating pests without killing beneficial…

New simple test could help cystic fibrosis patients find best treatment

While new CF drugs are life-changing for some patients, they don't work for everyone. Now, researchers…

Corn genetics research exposes mechanism behind traits becoming silent

For more than a century, plant geneticists have been studying maize as a model system to…

Children with Alagille Syndrome have malformed bile ducts

Serious liver and heart problems can affect children with Alagille Syndrome early in life. While there…