Researchers from the Broad Institute used a precision genome-editing tool to switch off the production of the misfolded ...

Using an automated detection system, scientists uncovered more than 4,000 nonexistent citations embedded in peer-reviewed ...

Pumpkinseed founders Jennifer Dionne, Jack Hu, and Nhat Vu discuss their nanophotonic chip platform that promises label-free, ...

Although the current hantavirus outbreak has infected 11 people and claimed the lives of three, experts emphasized that the ...

Contact lenses with built-in electrodes stimulated mood-related brain regions, offering a promising platform for treating ...

In 1893, Georg Schmorl, a pathologist at the University of Leipzig, made an astonishing discovery during his studies of eclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy. At the time, eclampsia was one ...

Spatial proteomics is a spatial biology method that helps study the spatial distribution of the proteins within cells and tissues. The subcellular localization of proteins is intrinsic to cellular ...

I n December 2020, mRNA vaccines leapt into the limelight as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, millions of people ...

From sham surgeries to sugar pills, the placebo effect can work as well as real medicine, but the body relies on input from ...

Regular surveillance and rapid sequencing in coastal wildlife help researchers identify viral mutations and assess their ...

When the sun sets in Tasmania, a creature with fur as dark as the night emerges from its den to begin its search for food, scavenging for carrion and hunting small mammals and birds. To many, it’s ...

The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations contest is back. This year we took nominations for cutting-edge products launched between January 2023 and July 2024. The results showcased emerging trends in basic, ...