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Dried Goji Berries May Provide Protection Against Age-Related Vision Loss

UC Davis Study Shows Small Serving of the Fruit Increased Protective Pigments in the Eye

Boston University School of Medicine

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder where red blood cells become sickle/crescent shaped.

Smart Microrobots Learn How to Swim and Navigate with Artificial Intelligence

Researchers from Santa Clara University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and the University of Hong Kong have been able to successfully teach microrobots how to swim via deep reinforcement learning, marking a substantial leap in the progression of microswimming capability.

In DNA, Scientists Find Solution to Engineering Transformative Electronics

UVA's Edward H. Egelman, PhD, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his research accomplishments.

A "Nano-Robot" Built Entirely from Dna to Explore Cell Processes

Constructing a tiny robot from DNA and using it to study cell processes invisible to the naked eye…

MIT Engineers Develop Stickers That Can See Inside the Body

New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.

The Bacteria Powering a Truly Green Revolution in Personal Electronics

UMass Amherst team engineers biofilm capable of producing long-term, continuous electricity from your sweat

No Trace of Dark Matter Halos

Signs of disturbance in the dwarf galaxies of one of Earth’s nearest galaxy clusters indicate an alternative gravity theory

Darwin critics call for a new look at Darwinian evolution

The still-evolving view of evolution is the current "modern synthesis," which encompasses Charles Darwin's theory, Gregor Mendel's concept of heredity, and modern genome research.

Scientists Engineer Synthetic DNA to Study “Architect” Genes

Building artificial Hox genes enables researchers to see how cells learn their location in the body

In Simulation of How Water Freezes, Artificial Intelligence Breaks the Ice

By combining artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics, Princeton researchers have simulated ice formation with unprecedented accuracy.

Do ‘Bouncing Universes’ Have a Beginning?

Some cosmological models propose that the universe expands and contracts in infinite cycles, but new research finds a crucial flaw in the latest version of this theory

Water Can’t Touch This Sanded, Powdered Surface

Sanding powder into a material provides the right properties for superhydrophobicity

A Simple, Cheap Material for Carbon Capture, Perhaps from Tailpipes

Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine — the main component of Formica — chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks

Scripps Research, UCLA Chemists Achieve “Molecular Editing” Feat

New techniques enable unprecedented versatility in the design of drug molecules.

New Hardware Offers Faster Computation for Artificial Intelligence, with Much Less Energy

Engineers working on “analog deep learning” have found a way to propel protons through solids at unprecedented speeds.

Gut microbiota could play big role in COVID-19, French researchers find

SARS CoV-2 viral protein is detected in fecal samples of up to 50% of people diagnosed with Covid-19, even when the nasopharyngeal swab test proves negative. However, the role of intestinal infection in Covid-19 disease progression remains to be clarified.

Researchers Develop Novel 3D Atomic Force Microscopy Probes

Advancement paves the way for a range of potential AFM novel applications and nano-scale discoveries

Design Prevents Buildup of Scar Tissue Around Medical Implantsa

A new device, which doesn’t rely on immunosuppressing drugs, may assist efforts to develop an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes.