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He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s ...

Oxytocin is a hormone linked to bonding of all kinds—maternal, familial, romantic, social. In mice, the team found, the ...

Cornell researchers have found a new and potentially more accurate way to see what proteins are doing inside living ...

Every day, your body replaces billions of cells—and yet, your tissues stay perfectly organized. How is that possible?A team of researchers at ...

In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding ...

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Being asked to produce a book by an international publishing giant was an exciting milestone for Emeritus Professor Warren ...

Prediabetes affects a third of people in the United States and most of them will develop Type 2 diabetes, yet effective ...

On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their ...

Maintaining a stable body temperature is essential for survival. Animals, including humans, use both autonomic processes -- such as shivering or activating brown fat -- and behaviors -- such as ...