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Salk researchers identify light-sensitive cells in humans that appear to help establish healthy day-night cycles.

According to a new study, someone's risk of developing cancer is affected by genetic variations in regions of DNA that don’t code for proteins, previously dismissed as "junk DNA".

A team of researchers studying new methods to remove toxic heavy metals from biosolids — the solid waste left over after sewage treatment — found the key is a brief spin through a microwave.

Colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer worldwide. With the help of deep learning, researchers are developing a new imaging technique that can provide accurate, real-time, computer-aided diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

Investigating why rats are so good at avoiding dangers, researchers discovered that they are extremely sensitive to the emotions of other rats and can use them as “danger antennas”.

A new technique overcomes several limitations of typical high-throughput chemical screens conducted on cell samples. The new screening strategy combines improvements in labeling cell nuclei with advances in profiling what genes are expressed in each of millions of cells.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered why a specific genetic mutation causes intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder in children.

By comparing genome sequences from normal kidney tissue and tumors, the team identified patches of normal-looking kidney tissue that in fact carried DNA changes that cause Wilms' tumor.

After a global genetic comparison, scientists have discovered that Asia has at least ten ancestral lineages, whereas northern Europe has a single ancestral lineage.

The identification of a protein important for insulin synthesis may hold clues for understanding the pathogenesis of diabetes.