Newborn screening searches for genetic markers in blood or heel prick samples to detect health issues in infants, enabling ...

In 2015, researchers discovered that some species, like Conus geographus, make venoms that contain con-insulin, a toxin that ...

As the popularity of wastewater surveillance programs soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, microbiologist Anthony Maresso and ...

The genome serves as the blueprint for the body, influencing every trait from the shape of the face to the arches of the feet ...

Nucleic acid extraction from biological samples is inherently difficult to execute consistently across different tissue types ...

Microfluidic chips that mimic the complex human cervical environment provide a platform to study the reproductive tract and ...

Aging is inevitable for most cell types in the human body, but hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) seem to defy the process. They ...

Scientists are reimagining the food system, turning to fungal fermentation as a sustainable method for transforming food ...

“This work is really important because the X chromosome has largely been excluded from genetic studies in the past,” said Amy ...

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...

Parasitic infections pose challenges to creating effective therapies because these microorganisms are eukaryotic, like the humans and animals that they infect. Additionally, species like Toxoplasma ...

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