Researchers have uncovered the enzyme behind chromothripsis, a chaotic chromosome-shattering event seen in about one in four cancers. The enzyme, N4BP2, breaks apart DNA trapped in tiny cellular ...

As newborn neurons make their way through the developing brain, they must squeeze through incredibly tight spaces to reach their final destinations. Researchers discovered that this physical journey ...

Permafrost usually hits the news as a hazard; a planetary risk. When this ice-rich ground thaws, it damages roads and ...

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LEAD43 and Lamar University will host a free Sunday Funday featuring food, activities and community resources from 2 to 5 p.m ...

Healthy brains may be built through a process of controlled damage and rapid repair. The most dangerous type of DNA damage is a regular feature of healthy early brain development, experiments in mice ...

It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture ...

From friendship in a world of chatbots to what it means to be alive, this month’s new popular science books are asking some ...

Projects in Cambridge UK, Vienna, and Hamburg widen access to work experience opportunities and inspire the next generation ...

Sonair CEO Knut Sandven explains why advanced machine intelligence can't guarantee factory floor safety and the role 3D ...

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Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from scratch after building ...