Technologies for the Directed Evolution of Cell Therapies

New research highlights how the next generation of therapies are moving beyond the use of small…

College spending habits may predict when 'adulting' starts

How well you manage your money in college may determine when you’ll ultimately achieve ‘adult identity,’…

Milky Way melded with smaller galaxy in long-ago cosmic crash

The Milky Way, home to our sun and billions of other stars, merged with another smaller…

Cosmic pearls: Fossil clams in Florida contain evidence of ancient meteorite

Researchers picking through the contents of fossil clams from a Sarasota County quarry found dozens of…

A torque on conventional magnetic wisdom

Physicists have observed a magnetic phenomenon called the ‘anomalous spin-orbit torque’ (ASOT) for the first time.…

New study explains the molecular mechanism for the therapeutic effects of cilantro

Herbs, including cilantro, have a long history of use as folk medicine anticonvulsants. Until now, many…

Vampire algae killer's genetic diversity poses threat to biofuels

New DNA analysis has revealed surprising genetic diversity in a bacterium that poses a persistent threat…

Search for new semiconductors heats up with gallium oxide

Electrical engineers have cleared another hurdle in high-power semiconductor fabrication by adding the field’s hottest material…

Exosomes may hold the answer to treating, diagnosing developmental brain disorders

Scientists shed new light on the role that exosomes play in brain development. They show that…

The early days of the Milky Way revealed

A study puts a sequence to the events which gave rise to our Galaxy. …