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Studying preterm birth and drug transfer during pregnancy Over one in ten babies are born prematurely, before they are 37 weeks old. Although preterm birth

Studying preterm birth and drug transfer during pregnancy Over one in ten babies are born prematurely, before they are 37 weeks old. Although preterm birth

Skin provides us with an incredible range of sensory input. We feel the softness of a pillow as we drift off to sleep or feel

Interacting photons could make this Star Wars fantasy a reality As you read this sentence, infinitesimally small particles of light are bouncing around at infinitely

Beetles navigate with light from the Milky Way At some point, we’ve all stumbled over a chair on the way to turn on the light

A push forward for computer memory As computer applications grow increasingly data-intensive, many researchers are investigating phase change memory (PCM) as a more effective form

A new reverse transcriptase copies lengthy transcripts Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that converts an RNA template molecule to DNA. By conserving sequence information and

A Technique To Predict Gene Resistance Can Lead to More Effective Treatments A major challenge in treating cancer is that tumors often become resistant to

How a high-throughput reactor can prevent environmental damage rather than merely assess it It has become commonplace to clean up man-made environmental messes, but a

Understanding electrical circuits in the brain When we wake up, our brains shift from being unconscious to conscious. While we usually think of this transition

How treeshrew body sizes defy the rules “You’re tearing me apart!” cries James Dean in the iconic scene from Rebel Without a Cause. Though the

Researchers study organisms’ genomes using a process called ribonucleic acid sequencing (RNA-seq), which gives a holistic picture of what genes that organism’s cells are expressing.

An Extraterrestrial Submarine On a moon of Saturn called Titan, a dragonfly hovers over the equator, while a turtle ripples the surface of Kraken Mare,