Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson ...

Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more ...

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Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

A large international team of anthropologists, evolutionary theorists, biologists, and historians has identified gender and ...

Lab-produced sperm could revolutionize fertility care. It might one day offer a solution to men who have undergone failed SSR ...

Due to the sudden rupture of the aortic wall, aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate ...

Replacing PEG with PCB in lipid nanoparticles led to potent mRNA vaccines that avoided unwanted immune responses.

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The protein DNase1 is one of the oldest biological agents in history. It has been on the market since 1958 and is now used, ...

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical ...

If you've ever pulled a late night at the college library or at your office, you may have reached for an energy drink or two ...