A biochemical random number

Scientists have generated a huge true random number using DNA synthesis. It is the first time…

Rare species of small cats inadequately protected

The Indian subcontinent is a hotspot for wild felines. A new study now shows that only…

Field geology at Mars' equator points to ancient megaflood

Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars’ equator around 4 billion years…

A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirus

Some viruses can get inside cells via a mechanism that involves sulfur organic molecules. Chemists have…

New findings speed progress towards affordable gene therapy

In a promising advance for affordable, personalized medicine, researchers have used metal-organic frameworks to successfully deliver…

Getting it just right, the Goldilocks model of cancer

Cancer is a disease driven by mutations that alter the way biochemical signals control cell growth,…

Glyphosate may affect human gut microbiota

More than half of bacterial species in the core of the human gut microbiome are potentially…

How tissue geometry influences the movement of cells through the body

Cells move constantly throughout our bodies, performing myriad operations critical to tissue development, immune responses and…

Improving quantum dot interactions, one layer at a time

Scientists have found a way to control an interaction between quantum dots that could greatly improve…

Spill-over effects show prioritizing education of very poorest improves attainment of all

International development projects that target the education of the world’s very poorest children also significantly improve…