Results show bacterial genomes provide “shadow history” of animal evolution.
February 7, 2019Capsule that releases insulin in the stomach could replace injections for patients with type 1 diabetes.
February 7, 2019New results show how varying the recipe could bring these materials closer to commercialization.
February 7, 2019The need to produce just the right amount of protein is behind the striking uniformity of sizes.
February 7, 2019Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term.
January 30, 2019Device made from flexible, inexpensive materials could power large-area electronics, wearables, medical devices, and more.
January 28, 2019A critical gel-like structure in the inner ear moves according to a sound’s frequency, researchers find.
January 16, 2019Theoretical analysis distinguishes observed “holes” from the huge list of hypothetically possible ones.
January 14, 2019Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup.
January 11, 2019Computer program can translate a free-form 2-D drawing into a DNA structure.
January 3, 2019Study shows the Sahara swung between lush and desert conditions every 20,000 years, in sync with monsoon activity.
January 2, 2019A new MIT-led study projects a dramatic increase in annual high-heat days in the U.S. Northeast by the century’s end.
December 20, 2018Study may lead to a better understanding of the digestive tract’s nervous system.
December 20, 2018Less data-sharing among firms can actually lead to more collusion, economists find.
December 19, 2018Researchers refine a method to quantify protein production, show that the precision with which bacteria and eukaryotes tune their gene expression is remarkably similar.
December 14, 2018Scientists and engineers will collaborate in a new Climate Modeling Alliance to advance climate modeling and prediction.
December 12, 2018Using new “quantum emulator,” physicists can observe individual atoms moving through these materials, and measure their speed.
December 6, 2018The observatories are also releasing their first catalog of gravitational-wave events.
December 3, 2018Injectable material made of nanoscale particles can deliver arthritis drugs throughout cartilage.
November 28, 2018Study reveals the role of the activation domain, a part of transcription factors previously shrouded in mystery.
November 16, 2018