Scientists advance creation of ‘artificial lymph node’ to fight cancer, other diseases

In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists report the creation of a specialized gel that acts…

Bioengineers program cells as digital signal processors

Synthetic biologists have added high-precision analog-to-digital signal processing to the genetic circuitry of living cells. The…

Antimicrobial paints have a blind spot

Researchers tested bacteria commonly found inside homes on samples of drywall coated with antimicrobial, synthetic latex…

RNA sequencing used to discover novel genes and pathways in celiac disease

Researchers have discovered novel genes and pathways related to early stages in the development of celiac…

Making digital tissue imaging better

A low-tech problem troubles the high-tech world of digital pathology imaging: There are no reliable standards…

Giant tortoises migrate unpredictably in the face of climate change

Researchers use GPS to track the timing and patterns of giant tortoise migration over multiple years.…

Electric skyrmions charge ahead for next-generation data storage

A team of researchers has observed chirality for the first time in polar skyrmions, in a…

General anesthesia hijacks sleep circuitry to knock you out

Researchers have found that general anesthesia induces unconsciousness by hijacking the neural circuitry that makes us…

Diabetes drug may reverse heart failure

Researchers have demonstrated that the recently developed antidiabetic drug empagliflozin can treat and reverse the progression…

Researchers map sound, response and reward anticipation in mouse brain

Neuroscientists report that two areas of the mouse brain combine representations of what is heard and…