The Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence were established in 2005 through several phases of funding, which are reported to end next year.

Juvenile eels break down bone tissue and rebuild it in preparation for mating.

More than 1,100 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo that started in August 2018.

The roots of plants exposed to the hormone β-cyclocitrical grew faster than roots not treated by the hormone.

Telomeres in cancer cells exposed to oxidative stress got shorter and stickier.

Fossil records show that the most recent shared ancestor with modern humans may have lived at least 800,000 years ago.

Researchers develop a washing method that is better at removing drugs that have contaminated hair from the outside than existing protocols.

Snails with a gene knocked out by CRISPR grow with their shells coiling in the opposite direction.

A 3-D simulation shows corals growing into a community.

Governor Phil Murphy signs a bill honoring the bacterium discovered in his state’s soil, now known for its antibiotic compounds used to treat tuberculosis.

Scientists create an atlas of Arabidopsis cell and tissue reconstructions in three dimensions.

A spending bill approved by a House committee would require the agency to “accelerate” the replacement of nonhuman primates in laboratories starting in October.