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A new method for detecting point mutations has been developed which can be applied in living cells, offering a rapid, highly accurate and inexpensive means of identifying mutations relevant to human health.

Researchers have systematically mapped skin cells and their genetic programs, creating a detailed molecular atlas of the skin.

If you want to reduce levels of inflammation throughout your body, delay the onset of age-related diseases, and live longer - eat less food. That's the conclusion of a new study by scientists from the US and China that provides the most detailed report to date of the cellular effects of a calorie-restricted diet in rats.

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) have created VIRGO (human vaginal non-redundant gene catalog): the first genomic catalog of the vaginal microbiome.

A Team around Anthropologist Ron Pinhasi from the University of Vienna – together with researchers from the University of Florence and Harvard University – found out that prehistoric migration from Africa, Asia and Europe to the Mediterranean islands took place long before the era of the Mediterranean seafaring civilizations.

In the event of a bone fracture, fatty acids in our blood signal to stem cells that they have to develop into bone-forming cells. If there are no blood vessels nearby, the stem cells end up forming cartilage. The finding that specific nutrients directly influence the development of stem cells opens new avenues for stem cell research.

New research suggests that switching to a rich diet after eating a restricted diet can in fact decrease life expectancy and have negative effects on health.

After converting human stem cells into insulin-producing cells, researchers have demonstrated in mice infused with such cells that diabetes can be functionally cured for nine months.

Scientists have improved upon a pre-existing 3D bioprinting technique to engineer skeletal muscle as a potential therapy for replacing diseased or damaged muscle tissue.

Researchers have discovered a non-oxygen breathing animal, a finding which challenges one of science’s assumptions about the animal world.