In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University, UNC-Chapel Hill and other institutions have taken the first steps toward creating a roadmap that may help scientists narrow down the genetic cause of numerous diseases. Their work also sheds new light on how heredity and environment can affect gene expression.

Brookfield, the world standard for viscosity measurement and control, offers two hands-on courses, the Practical Course on Viscosity Measurements and the Lab Day/Advanced Viscosity Test Methods.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation is first collaborator.

Researchers coaxed human embryonic stem cells to turn into working spinal cord cells more efficiently by growing the cells on a soft, utrafine carpet made of a key ingredient in Silly Putty.

Flu epidemics cause up to half a million deaths worldwide each year, and emerging strains continually threaten to spread to humans and cause even deadlier pandemics. A study by McGill University professor Maziar Divangahi published by Cell Press on April 10 in the journal Immunity reveals that a drug that inhibits a molecule called prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) increases survival rates in mice infected with a lethal dose of the H1N1 flu virus. The findings pave the way for an urgently needed therapy that is highly effective against the flu virus and potentially other viral infections.

Statistical analysis rules out natural-warming hypothesis with more than 99% certainty

Hot foam may soon send criminals running if they damage ATM. ETH researchers have developed a special film that triggers an intense reaction when destroyed. The idea originates from a beetle that uses a gas explosion to fend off attackers.

Who doesn't like to see their favorite Easter treat subjected to various chemical techniques?

Research by paleontologists in Spain and the UK suggests that not all Easter eggs come from the same "parent" species; some could be from dinosaurs, including a new species from the Pyrenees.

Some nanoparticles commonly added to consumer products can significantly damage DNA.

Researchers are programming robots to communicate with people using human-like body language and cues, an important step toward bringing robots into homes

Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that’s key to shifting our focus from one object to another.