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Researchers have identified a new virulence mechanism for a surface protein on the pneumonia-causing bacteria S. pneumoniae.

Eating 2.5 grams of pure natural cocoa powder serves to improve visual acuity in healthy young adults and in daylight conditions, according to new research.

An artificial intelligence system could lead to the improved control of high ozone levels and even contribute to solutions for climate change issues.

In a study in Nature Plants, researchers introduce a new and improved CRISPR 3.0 system in plants, focusing on gene activation instead of traditional gene editing.

A taskforce has reviewed published studies on the use of immunomodulatory therapies in the treatment of COVID-19 and has released new points to consider on the use of these drugs.

A California reptile shop began breeding a leopard gecko called Mr Frosty in 2016 to produce a colony of lemon-yellow lizards. Roughly 80% developed bulbous white skin tumors within the first five years of life. Now, a team of researchers has traced the tumors and coloring to a gene implicated in skin cutaneous melanoma.

Researchers have identified how cancer cells become resistant to hormone or combination therapies in patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Researchers have discovered a key way that one of the world’s deadliest pathogens, Ebola virus, evades the immune system.

University of Michigan researchers have found a simple method for identifying nanobodies with drug-like properties suitable for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections.

A collaborative research study has analyzed genetic data from the 1000 Genomes Project and discovered that a coronavirus epidemic occurred in East Asia over 20,000 years ago. The study is published in Current Biology.