Two studies from Harvard T.H. Chan School researchers take a look at quirky topics in The BMJ's annual Christmas edition

“There has been no reason to suspect these two proteins interact, but now we know they do," researcher says

Expertise, resources found at Mizzou allow researchers to study pest-resistance in corn that could help sustain projected 9 billion global population

Robots and prosthetics are becoming ever more human-like, but the electronic skins designed to enhance their usefulness don't yet have the full range of tactile senses that we have

Human immune cells rationally engineered to sense and respond to tumor signal

The new study shows that siblings with ASD had much higher levels of damaging mutations in essential genes compared to their non-affected siblings

Environmentally friendly material tweaked to soak up to five times its weight in oil, float four months in icy, rough waters

"They don't have to show it on television but they should remind viewers that there are safety issues involved in food preparation," researcher says

"Our new method enables us to take cells that cannot be anchored on surfaces and then use an optical trap to study them at a very high resolution."

“Potential applications of this finding could include storage and release of hydrogen or natural gas to run your car, or in industrial uses where the frameworks could trap and separate dangerous gases to keep them from entering the atmosphere”