Genetic breakthrough will aid whitebark pine conservation efforts

A research team for the first time developed reliable genetic markers known as nuclear microsatellites for…

Social media for medical journals operates in ‘wild west,’ needs more support to succeed

In this first study to examine social media editor roles at medical journals, researchers found that…

New cell movement process key to understanding and repairing facial malformations

The embryonic stem cells that form facial features, called neural crest cells, use an unexpected mechanism…

3D printers have ‘fingerprints,’ a discovery that could help trace 3D-printed guns

Like fingerprints, no 3D printer is exactly the same. That's the takeaway from a new study…

To track how students ace the LSAT, watch their eyes

Neuroscientists are tracking eye movements to understand how practicing tough reasoning tests like the LSAT makes…

Scientists grow functioning human neural networks in 3D from stem cells

A team of researchers has developed three-dimensional (3D) human tissue culture models for the central nervous…

Nanocages in the lab and in the computer: How DNA-based dendrimers transport nanoparticles

How to create nanocages, i.e., robust and stable objects with regular voids and tunable properties? Short…

New finding could unmask blood doping in athletes

Autologous blood doping, in which an athlete is transfused with their own stored red blood cells…

New data science method makes charts easier to read at a glance

Researchers have developed a new method -- 'Pixel Approximate Entropy' -- that measures the complexity of…

Superflares from young red dwarf stars imperil planets

Flares from the youngest red dwarfs surveyed are 100 to 1,000 times more energetic than when…