Researchers create the first hybrid human-monkey embryo
Investigators in China and the United States have injected human stem cells into primate embryos and were able to grow chimeric embryos for a...
Massive fragment screen points way to new SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors (New research)
New research published in Science Advances provides a template for how to develop directly-acting antivirals with novel modes of action, that would combat COVID-19...
Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at risk of early stage...
Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer, potentially leading to faster...
Birds’ blood functions as heating system in winter (Study)
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that bird blood produces more heat in winter, when it is colder, than in autumn. The...
Ancient pottery reveals the first evidence for honey hunting in prehistoric West Africa (Research)
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has found the first evidence for ancient honey...
Research finds to increase nurse practitioners prescribing buprenorphine falls short
Since 2016, a federal regulation has allowed nurse practitioners and physician assistants to obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication used to treat...
Scientists say we don’t know how most mammals will respond to climate change
Researchers at the University of Oxford, alongside international collaborators, have found that there is a significant knowledge gap in the risks posed by climate...
Scientists develop third and final ‘made-to-order’ nanotube synthesis technique
The current method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes--in essence rolled up sheets of graphene--is unable to allow complete control over their diameter, length and type....
Fossil discovery deepens snakefly mystery, Says New Study
Fossil discoveries often help answer long-standing questions about how our modern world came to be. However, sometimes they only deepen the mystery--as a recent...
Hubble Spots Double Quasars in Merging Galaxies (Video)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is "seeing double." Peering back 10 billion years into the universe's past. Hubble astronomers found a pair of quasars that...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
