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The micro-bio-electronic device combines bacteria that can detect certain molecules along with wifi-connected electrical outputs.

An investigation finds 20 papers by Santosh Katiyar, who studied alternative treatments for cancer, include image manipulation.

Researchers have been using ultrasound to control brain activity, but studies in mice and guinea pigs show it also stimulates the auditory system, presenting a confounder for direct neural stimulation.

Determining which products of advanced biotechnology are deserving of legal protections is essential to our own social architecture.

The finding confirms that a cluster of cells that directs the fate of other cells in the developing embryo is evolutionarily conserved across the animal kingdom.

Peer review varies in quality and thoroughness. Making it publicly available could improve it.

The Chinese giant salamander is not one but five different species.

A recent toast to James Watson highlights a tolerance for bigotry many want excised from the scientific community.

Women with metastatic cancer who were treated with a checkpoint inhibitor had a smaller benefit than did men.

Moderate ultraviolet light exposure boosts the brainpower of mice thanks to increased production of the neurotransmitter glutamate.  

As the first personalized cell and gene therapies are approved from small clinical trials, researchers propose the creation of publicly accessible databases to pull together real-world results.  

In an in vitro study, the compound completely blocked the replication of rhinoviruses.