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Scientists have discovered how the overall process of fruit ripening in tomato (including color changes and softening) can be changed by modifying the expression of a single protein located in subcellular organelles called the plastids. This offers a novel opportunity for crop improvement.

A study has found that students using a technique called memory palace in which students memorize facts by "placing" them into a memory blueprint of the childhood home, allows them to revisit certain rooms to recapture that data.

A global effort to reduce sulfur and greenhouse gas emissions from ships has researchers investigating the potential use of marine biofuels.

An expert panel has provided guidance on best practices for the design of early drug trials for Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal degeneration and other neurodegenerative dementias.

Researchers have introduced a standalone microfluidics system to automate the process of embryo vitrification of replacing water with cryoprotectants.

Scientists have developed a new process that enables dyes to be directly integrated into the cable insulation of electric motors. By changing color, they reveal when it is becoming brittle and the motor needs replacing, particularly helpful with the increasing popularity of electric cars.

While examining listeria prevalence in agricultural soil throughout the U.S., scientists have stumbled upon five previously unknown and novel relatives of the bacteria.

A new study suggests that while drugs with anticholinergic properties often play a key role in the treatment of schizophrenia, they may worsen brain functioning.

Analyzing the genetic makeup of bacteria in the human gut, Harvard Researchers have successfully linked groups of bacterial genes, or "genetic signatures," to multiple diseases.

A team of scientists has developed a rapid, efficient, solvent-free protocol for Suzuki−Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of insoluble aryl halides.