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New technology suggests that using electronic deterrents could be a valid approach to reducing the incidence of shark bites.

New research published in Science, looked at a newly discovered, endangered songbird located only in South America—the Iberá Seedeater—and found that this bird followed a very rare evolutionary path to come into existence at a much faster pace than the grand majority of species.

A combination of esophageal brushing and extensive genetic sequencing of the sample collected can detect chromosome alterations in people with Barrett's Esophagus, identifying patients at risk for progressing to esophageal cancer.

In a proof-of-concept study, scientists from Queen Mary University of London have collected and sequenced animal DNA from the air. Their research is published in the journal PeerJ.

Tooth loss is a widespread problem in adults. Researchers have now shown in animal studies, that suppressing the gene USAG-1 using an antibody can efficiently stimulate tooth growth.

Researchers have constructed a novel light sensor from an algae's light sensors. It has enzymatic activity and can be switched by two different light colors.

New genetic analysis and years of painstaking research has revealed that one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals is actually two species rather than one, as scientists had long assumed.

Research into the flower preferences of pollinating moths may have delivered a vital clue to the simple factors needed for the emergence of new species.

A team of scientists has developed a diagnostic test that can detect the virus that causes COVID-19 even after it has gone through mutations. Called the VaNGuard (Variant Nucleotide Guard) test, it makes use of a gene-editing tool known as CRISPR.

A new study finds that differences in the symptoms of herpes could be due to variations in the way certain strains of herpes simplex (HSV-1) – the virus that causes cold sores, as well as genital herpes – activate gene expression in neurons.