ScienceShots30 Aug 2017By Ryan Cross Nanomachines drill holes into cancer cells The motorized molecules could one day be used to seek and destroy tumors
News30 Aug 2017By Ryan Cross Cancer-induced anorexia inspires potentially powerful antiobesity drug GDF15 protein suppresses appetites and reduces weight in rodents and monkeys
News24 Aug 2017By Ryan Cross New 3D scanning campaign will reveal 20,000 animals in stunning detail NSF funds a plan to CT scan museum specimens representing most vertebrate genera
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News1 Aug 2017By Ryan Cross Elderly chimps may get Alzheimer's, renewing interest in studying these animals Hallmark plaques and tangles found in the largest analysis yet of old chimp brains
ScienceInsider19 Jul 2017By Ryan Cross ‘Scientific wellness' study—and a famed biologist's spinoff company—divide researchers 108-person pilot study offers glimpse at Leroy Hood’s plans for a 100,000-person wellness project—and a profitable industry
News13 Jul 2017By Ryan Cross Artificial intelligence helps scientists map behavior in the fruit fly brain Machine vision creates brain-behavior maps from more than 5000 hours of fruit fly videos
News10 Jul 2017By Ryan Cross Memory-enhancing drug reverses effects of traumatic brain injury in mice If it works in humans, the compound could help reverse memory decline in patients, even a month later
News7 Jul 2017By Ryan Cross Top stories: The secrets of Roman concrete, superfast stars, and making a pox from mail-order DNA This week’s top Science news
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News28 Jun 2017By Ryan Cross How scientists are combatting deadly fungus—with baker's yeast Cheap paper biosensor could help detect fungal disease in developing countries
News26 Jun 2017By Ryan Cross One in five 'healthy' adults may carry disease-related genetic mutations Two new studies feed the debate over whether genome sequencing should be key part of primary care
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News16 Jun 2017By Ryan Cross Top stories: Computers that ‘think' like humans, research chimps that can't retire, and a protein that can halt the flu This week’s top Science news
News13 Jun 2017By Ryan Cross Could this new compound give you a suntan—without the sun? The rub-on compound stimulates melanin production
News9 Jun 2017By Ryan Cross Top stories: How Star Trek teaches scientific integrity, and the world's oldest Homo sapiens fossils This week’s top Science news
ScienceShots8 Jun 2017By Ryan Cross How to tell whether that whiskey is fake The sham dram detector uses fluorescent dyes to single out counterfeit drinks
News2 Jun 2017By Ryan Cross Top stories: Superdrugs for superbugs, mummy DNA, and Trump's Paris climate deal departure This week’s top Science news
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