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Womb lining grown in lab could reveal secrets of menstrual cycle...
The organoids are capable of generating both secretory (red) and epithelial (cyan) cells of the uterus.
Credit: Centre for Trophoblast Research
Scientists at the University of...
Huge permafrost thaw can be limited by ambitious climate targets
This is a drone image -- thawing permafrost peat plateaus in northern Norway.
Credit: Sebastian Westermann
Global warming will thaw about 20% more permafrost than previously...
First oceans may have been acidic
Dr. Itay Halevy of the Weizmann Institute of Science has looked to the distant past -- all the way back to Earth's earliest oceans....
Gene analysis adds layers to understanding how our livers function
This is a cross section of a mouse liver lobule under a fluorescence microscope. The middle layer reveals an abundance of messenger RNA molecules...
Potential new treatment to treat and stop progression of cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time.
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Researchers from...
North America’s freshwater lakes are getting saltier
Lake Monona, in Madison, Wis. is experiencing rising salinity due to nearby roadways and road salt application.
Credit: Hilary Dugan
North America's freshwater lakes are getting...
New approach makes cells resistant to HIV
Here, cells protected from rhinovirus by membrane-tethered, receptor-blocking antibodies survive well and form colonies.
Credit: Jia Xie, Lerner Lab
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...
The first live-attenuated vaccine candidate completely protects against Zika infection
Rapid and promising progress has been made toward a Zika vaccine.
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The first live-attenuated Zika vaccine still in the development stage...
NASA’s MAVEN reveals Mars has metal in its atmosphere
Illustration of MAVEN spacecraft at Mars.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Mars has electrically charged metal atoms (ions) high in its atmosphere, according to new...
Three quarters of deep-sea animals make their own light
This image shows the siphonophore Frillagalma vityazi lit up by ROV lights (top) and emitting bioluminescence in the lab (bottom). A recent paper shows...
Proton-nuclei smashups yield clues about ‘quark gluon plasma’
A visual of data collected by the Compact Muon Solenoid detector during a proton-lead collision at the Large Hadron Collider in 2016.
Credit: Image courtesy...
