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Tiny synthetic particles known as dendrimers avoid detection by our immune system and could help develop a new way to deliver drugs into the body without triggering a reaction.

An energy-saving and potentially carbon-negative desalination process to turn city wastewater into freshwater will be deployed in a research project funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Among the deadliest of foodborne pathogens, Listeria monocytogenes soon may become easier to track down in food recalls and other investigations, thanks to a new genomic and geological mapping tool created by food scientists.

Researchers have developed a singlet oxygen model to calculate how particular chemicals are broken down in surface water with sunlight.

Health authorities in Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that causes hemorrhagic fever, has been identified in the country, and in West Africa.

The opioid abuse epidemic affects millions of people worldwide, but researchers know little about the molecular changes caused by opioids in the human brain. A new study shows that genes are expressed differently in the brains of people with opioid use disorder compared to those not using opioids.

Scientists have shown that beige fat cells are “indispensable” to the neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of subcutaneous fat.

Researchers have analyzed the formation of metachronal waves in cilia and how external cues might influence them using a new model.

Music artists can find inspiration and new creative directions for their song writing with a new technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate lyric lines for live instrumental music.

Researchers have developed a platform that can quickly identify common mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that allow it to escape antibodies and infect cells. This research marks a major step toward successfully developing a universal vaccine for deadly global viruses.