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A team of researchers believe they have become the first to create an AI-controlled robotic limb driven by animal-like tendons that can be tripped up and then recover within the time of the next footfall, a task for which the robot was never explicitly programmed to do.

Researchers have now developed a new, inexpensive method for DNA amplification: the Cas9n-based amplification reaction (Cas9nAR). It consists of a single step in homogeneous solution, and takes place at a constant temperature of 37 °C.

Experiments conducted at extreme conditions are giving scientists new insights into the chemical make-up of the Earth’s core.

What changes in the brain are caused by Alzheimer's disease? How do these changes differ from those observed in the normal ageing process? New findings from the analysis of over 4,000 MRI scans of healthy and diseased brains reveal an early atrophy of the amygdala and hippocampus at age 40 in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

By slingshotting themselves forward, human cells can travel more than five times faster than previously documented.

Children in Italy have been told not to turn up to school unless they can prove that they have received mandatory immunizations.

Researchers have managed to understand the origins of the saffron crocus and shed light on the parent species using molecular and cytogenetic methods.

Software updates provide a simple, intuitive option for scientists to visualize metal-organic structures using polyhedral representations, improving understanding of chemical structure and properties. This could significantly aid analysis, design and prediction of a metal-organic compound's behavior in materials development.

The TMEM16 family of membrane proteins was hailed as representing the elusive calcium-activated chloride channels. However, the majority of the family members turned out to be scramblases, proteins that shuffle lipids between both sides of a lipid membrane, some also with non-selective ion conductance. In a new study, researchers have shown what the structures of these proteins reveal about their function.

While insects have been consumed for centuries worldwide, many people still haven’t warmed to the idea. But research shows that people who frequently consume sushi are more open to introducing edible insects into their diets.