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Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell—without damaging it. Researchers at the University of Missouri have ...

Children born before 37 weeks of gestation have a considerably increased risk of dying before they reach the age of five.

In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

My search for answers to these stupendously ambitious questions led me, it now seems inexorably, to mitochondria. This idea ...

Mackage, the luxury outerwear firm, has tapped world-renowned tennis player Donna Vekić for the second edition of its Protect ...

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Fresh drinking water is a vital yet limited resource that will only grow scarcer over the next few years, according to the World Resources Institute. Desalination, the process of removing salt from ...

A team of engineers has developed a system that could transform desalination practices, making the process more adaptable, resilient and cheaper. The new system is powered by sunlight and uses a ...

Children born before 37 weeks of gestation have a considerably increased risk of dying before they reach the age of five.

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique ...