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Groundbreaking study reveals how infection by an ancient retrovirus jumpstarted certain aspects of animal evolution.

From lab-grown chicken to cricket-derived protein, these innovative alternatives offer hope for a planet struggling with the environmental and ethical impacts o

<p>You’d think the complex flavor in a quality cup of tea would depend mainly on the tea varieties used to make it. But a study appearing in the journal <em>Current Biology</em> on February 15 shows that the making of a delicious cup of tea depends on another key ingredient: the collection of microbes found on tea roots. By altering that assemblage, the authors showed that they could make good-quality tea even better.</p>

<p>From lab-grown chicken to cricket-derived protein, these innovative alternatives offer hope for a planet struggling with the environmental and ethical impacts of industrial agriculture. Now, Korean scientists add a new recipe to the list—cultured beef rice—by growing animal muscle and fat cells inside rice grains. The method, presented February 14 in the journal <em>Matter</em>, results in a nutritious and flavorful hybrid food that, once commerc...

ROCKVILLE, MD – Erdic Sezgin, of Karolinska Institutet, Sweden will be honored as the recipient of the Biophysical Journal Paper of the Year-Early Career Inve

Device offers sensory feedback, enabling amputees to sense and react to temperature changes in their environment.

Device offers sensory feedback, enabling amputees to sense and react to temperature changes in their environment.

Public Release: 1-Nov-2018   Cell Press IMAGE: US immigrants may lose the ability to digest certain types of plants, such as this unidentified jungle fern gathered for food by Karen villagers in Thailand. Credit: Pajau Vangay Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Somali, Latino, and Hmong Partnership for Health and Wellness have new…

Human heart organoids model pregestational diabetes effects, highlighting ER stress and lipid imbalance. Omega-3s show potential therapy.

Chemists repurpose blockchain mining for creating a vast network of prebiotic reactions.