Technology and therapy help individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries take steps

Of four research participants living with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, two are able to…

Burst of morning gene activity tells plants when to flower

Researchers have discovered that the gene FT -- the primary driver of the transition to flowering…

In zebrafish, a way to find new cancer therapies, targeting tumor modulators

Fast-breeding zebrafish, combined with fluorescent tagging, could be a powerful way to find new cancer drugs.…

DNA islands effective as ‘anti-bacterial drones’

Genomic 'islands' that evolved from viruses can be converted into 'drones' that disable Staphylococcus aureus, bacteria…

Why it doesn’t get dark when you blink

About every five seconds we close our eyes and blink to moisten them. During this brief…

Ready-to-use recipe for turning plant waste into gasoline

Bioscience engineers already knew how to make gasoline in the laboratory from plant waste such as…

Eradicating Helicobacter pylori infections may be a key treatment for Parkinson’s disease

While human genetic mutations are involved in a small number of Parkinson's disease (PD) cases, the…

Take a step back from yourself to better realize the benefits of awe

Religion and nature can both lead to awe, and turning to one or the other is…

Lawnmower injuries a persistent source of serious injury and high costs, new study affirms

In what researchers call an unusually comprehensive analysis of nationwide data, they conclude that the rate…

Ancient Mars had right conditions for underground life, new research suggests

A new study shows that the breakdown of water molecules trapped in ancient Martian rocks likely…