A protein found only in microscopic tardigrades, one that allows them to survive extreme conditions like dehydration, can convey similar durability in synthetic cells, according to new research from ...

For most of their lives, plants get their energy from photosynthesis. But during the seed to seedling stage, when they can't ...

Before seedlings can photosynthesize, they depend on fatty acids—and on peroxisomes to process them. Researchers discovered ...

New research from the UC Davis School of Medicine and collaborating institutions solves the mystery of how mutations in the ...

Scientists reveal how graphene toothbrushes eliminates bacteria without harming human cells, revolutionizing daily hygiene.

Plants spend most of their lives using photosynthesis to make energy. However, in the earliest phase after a seed begins to grow, they cannot yet ...

The UVM Cancer Center, with a team of dermatologists, offers skin cancer screenings in the van. The group aims to reach people who otherwise might not make it to the clinic for an annual skin check.

It doesn't take much to pick up a viral infection in spaces we share with other people – whether it's from tiny droplets in ...

The mystery of the 'golden egg' discovered at the bottom of the ocean has finally been solved three years after the startling ...

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