A new study reveals that tiny particles derived from biochar can directly enter plant tissues and significantly enhance ...

Living cells are fundamentally nonequilibrium systems, meaning they constantly spend energy through seemingly one-way, ...

A new drug, FLAV-27, targets epigenetic changes in Alzheimer’s. In preclinical studies, the drug reduced levels of pathological biomarkers and improved cognition, providing hope for a novel ...

Researchers describe minimal versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT). Capable of precisely editing genes, activating gene expression and repressing genes all at the same time, the technology ...

In back-to-back studies published in Nature, researchers from Purdue University and Columbia University report a naturally ...

Erica Periandri and Gabor Egervari, from Washington University in St. Louis, led a study to explore how alcohol exposure in ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

What do your genes have to do with growing old? Quite a lot. But is it due to the actual DNA, or the way those genes are expressed? KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on new research that ...