Optogenetics has long been a powerful experimental tool, but a growing body of research suggests it may now be approaching a ...

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Kiel have provided experimental evidence ...

Why do some people doubt themselves more over time while others gain confidence? There are two brain mechanisms behind ...

A vitamin A byproduct has been found to quietly disarm the immune system, allowing tumors to evade attack and weakening ...

With support from the W. M. Keck Foundation, a Stevens–Yale collaboration is now transforming graviton detection from a ...

You’ve probably heard microplastics are everywhere — in our brains, in our hearts, in possibly every single man on earth’s ...

Aggies have big plans for small reactors at nation’s largest nuclear program. The Texas A&M campus at College Station could ...

Many clinical trials include a placebo group—participants who receive an inactive treatment—so researchers can compare ...

An experimental treatment significantly improves the quality of human eggs and increases the proportion that can be used for ...

Scientists at China’s EAST tokamak have achieved plasma densities beyond long-standing limits using plasma-wall self-organisation.

Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of illness and death in the elderly, driven by immune aging, chronic ...