Plasmids are self-replicating genetic elements that float separately from a bacterium’s own chromosomes. Plasmids evolve ...

The CRISPR gene scissors are only of limited use to detect cancer-causing genes in animals because the method interferes with their immune system ...

Using AI and big data, Weizmann Institute researchers build MiTEs, or natural killer/T-cell Enhancers, to combat cancers, 5 ...

Scientists developed a 20-minute gut bleeding test using bacteria in magnetic gel capsules. The capsules glow upon ...

Many paleontologists believe that the shape of fossilized pigment containers in cells can help determine dinosaur colors. But some remain skeptical.

Initially, the researchers genetically modified the metabolic pathway of a strain of Komagataeibacter xylinus bacteria to ...

A peek inside some leading research labs shows how scientists-turned-detectives are painstakingly decoding what causes autoimmune diseases and how to stop the immune system from attacking you ...

The awards were made possible by ongoing support from the Blavatnik Family Foundation that aims to spur scientific advancement and transform those discoveries into new therapies and new tools to ...

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in ACS Applied Nano Materials a new method to precisely measure nuclear elasticity—the stiffness or softness ...

A world of the brilliant color, texture and detail found in science comes to life under the microscope through photographs in the 51st annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Out of the ...

Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are capable of mounting an adequate antimicrobial inflammatory response to pathogens while tolerating commensals. The underlying regulatory mechanisms of immune ...

Google entered the final stretch of an antitrust case targeting its digital advertising monopoly, weeks after emerging largely unscathed from a similar challenge to its online search stronghold. The ...