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19 January 2018
Soil samples from all over the world have been studied to uncover the bacteria they contain. The vast majority of the...
14 January 2018
Reprogrammed stem cells have been used to grow human muscles...
12 January 2018
Scientists grow functioning muscle in the lab
21 December 2017
Not feeling the cold could be key to the ability of hibernators, like squirrels and hamsters, to snooze their way...
21 December 2017
Scientists have found that immune system cells provide growth hormones to the developing embryo...
15 December 2017
How the building blocks of life might have formed
15 December 2017
A DNA-based drug that can penetrate brain cells to block the production of a toxic protein might be about to...
14 December 2017
Wine glasses have ballooned in size and are now over 7 times larger than they were in the 1700s, researchers in the UK...
08 December 2017
Can computers speak dolphin?
01 December 2017
Scientists have discovered the key reefs that could save other reefs from destruction...
30 November 2017
A brain hormone that controls water balance in the body also plays a key role in creating new blood cells, a new study...
30 November 2017
Hundreds of fossilised dinosaur eggs, some with preserved chicks still inside, have been uncovered by scientists in...
24 November 2017
Heavy drinkers are more likely to choose strongly alcoholic drinks associated with negative emotions, such as...
23 November 2017
Mice exposed to allergens pass on protective proteins to offspring through breastfeeding
23 November 2017
Dolly the cloned sheep didn't have early-onset arthritis, a new study looking at her skeleton has concluded.
23 November 2017
Cancers carry microbes with them when they spread around the body, suggesting that bacteria might promote the process,...
23 November 2017
New hair-thin brain probe could revolutionise how we record brain activity
23 November 2017
A chemical released by intestinal worms to prevent the immune system attacking them has been isolated by scientists in...
21 November 2017
New results shed light on excess positrons.
19 November 2017
Scientists have developed a new method of growing liver cancer cells in the lab, which could greatly improve our...
16 November 2017
Space scientists have confirmed the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting a cool, calm star about 11 light years...
16 November 2017
Every step you take, every click you make, someone's watching you...
10 November 2017
New study measures mechanisms for reversal of Type 2 diabetes in rats.