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Molecular Thumb Drives: Researchers Store Digital Images in Metabolite Molecules

July 4, 2019

DNA isn't the only game in town when it comes to molecular data storage

Teaching Robots Handwriting and Drawing

May 17, 2019

A new algorithm enables robots to reproduce human-like pen strokes just by looking at images of handwriting or sketches...

Researchers Detect Age-Related Differences in DNA from Blood

December 21, 2018

Researchers have discovered age- and health-related differences in fragments of DNA found floating in the bloodstream

Mars Moon Got Its Grooves from Rolling Stones, Study Suggests

November 23, 2018

Computer models were used to simulate the movement of debris from Stickney crater, a huge gash on one end of Phobos' body...

Researchers Create New 'Smart' Material with Potential Biomedical, Environmental Uses

November 23, 2018

The 3-D printing method used to make the materials is known as stereolithography

Brown Researchers Develop New Test to Objectively Measure Pain, Test Medications

November 7, 2018

Neuroscientists have developed an electroencephalography-based test to objectively measure pain

Just a Few Drinks Can Change How Memories Are Formed

October 26, 2018

Alcohol hijacks a conserved memory pathway in the brain and changes which versions of genes are made, forming the cravings th...

Early-Life Obesity Impacts Children's Learning and Memory, Study Suggests

May 24, 2018

The study found a link between children's weight status in the first two years of life and their school-age performance on co...

Scientists Spy New Evidence of Water in the Moon's Interior

July 24, 2017

Researchers found evidence of water in nearly all of the large pyroclastic deposits that had been previously mapped across th...

Neuroscience Researchers Restore Leg Movement in Primates

November 14, 2016

The research is a step toward the development of a system that might help in rehabilitating people who have suffered spinal c...

Process Could Make Key Biodegradable Polymer Stronger and Longer-Lasting

July 26, 2016

"It's an exciting finding from the standpoint of basic science, in that we've found a new polymer phase and have identified a...

Catalyst Could Make Production of Key Chemical More Eco-Friendly

April 8, 2016

A new catalyst combining copper nanoparticles with a special type of graphene could lead to a greener way of producing ethyle...

Wrinkles and Crumples Make Graphene Better

March 23, 2016

Recent research shows that the topography can enhance some of graphene’s already interesting properties

Genome Editing: US Could Apply UK's Approach to Evaluate Safety, Ethics

February 26, 2016

A duo of medical and legal experts from Brown and Harvard Universities argues that if the U.S. decides to consider the practi...

Worm Study May Resolve Discrepancies in Research on Aging

February 24, 2016

Brown University researchers may have discovered what’s responsible for discrepant findings between dozens of fundament...