More to the bunch: Study finds large chromosomal swaps key to banana domestication

A banana reference genome was completed in 2012. Now, researchers wanted to more finely explore the…

Think you know how to improve your memory? Think again

We may have to rethink how we improve memory, suggests a researcher. She has found our…

First step taken toward epigenetically modified cotton

Scientists have produced a 'methylome' for domesticated cotton and its wild ancestors, a powerful new tool…

New insights into mechanisms regulating gene expression in embryonic stem cells

Researchers have discovered new information about the mechanisms which maintain gene activity in human embryonic stem…

Personalized cell therapy combination achieves complete remission in CLL patients

Combining the kinase inhibitor ibrutinib with an investigational personalized cellular therapy known as CTL119 can lead…

Human activity has polluted European air for 2,000 years

A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death…

What a locust’s nose taught engineers about monkeys’ ears

A team of biomedical engineers recently completed a study offering profound implications for how sensory information…

Virtual reality eases phantom limb pain

Virtual Reality (VR) can relieve the sensation of phantom limb pain, report researchers. A new test…

Women negatively judged if they take maternity leave, and if they don’t

Women are judged negatively if they choose to take maternity leave -- and if they don't…

Study highlights formation of beachrock in resisting climate-induced sea level rises

Microorganisms play a crucial role in forming beachrock, a type of rock that forms on the…