Genetic factors control regenerative properties of blood-forming stem cells

Two studies define how key genetic factors affect blood-forming stem cells by either accelerating or hindering…

Wise plant analysis: Identifying plant metabolites

Here’s a reason not to peel tomatoes: A new method of plant analysis has identified healthful…

Making spines from sea water

How do creatures like sea urchins take up the calcium they need to build hard structures?…

Availability of human food shortens and disrupts bears’ hibernation

With winter approaching, bears all over the world are getting ready to hibernate. New research suggests…

Guppies: Study sorts the maths whizzes from the dunces

Some guppies have a better sense of maths than others. It allows some to find the…

Avoiding spiritual struggles and existential questions is linked with poorer mental health

Fear of confronting the tensions and conflicts brought on by existential concerns—the “big questions” of life—is…

Study shows promising clinical activity, safety results of KTE-C19 in aggressive B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma

Immune cellular therapy is a promising new area of cancer treatment. Anti-cancer therapeutics, such as chimeric…

New mechanism to control human viral infections discovered

A long-sought-after mechanism has been found in human cells that creates immunity to influenza A virus,…

Superior crystals grow from levitating droplets

Crystals that don’t experience mechanical stress during growth, will be of superior quality. Researchers are looking…

Re-emergence of syphilis traced to pandemic strain cluster

Over the last few decades, an age-old infectious disease has been re-emerging globally: syphilis. Using techniques…