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Traditional tests can take upwards of 20 minutes to perform, this new one can be done in under seven.

Rice farming spread far and wide in ancient Southeast Asia, but how it got there has been a mystery. Now, a study of 4000-year-old DNA—a rare find in this region—suggests it came with farmers migrating from China, where rice farming originated.

New research has uncovered a surprise link between a common bacterial toxin found in the gut and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It shows that breakdown products from the toxin seem to trigger gut inflammation that is characteristic of IBD.

MIT's new 'Flight Goggles' system is designed to train autonomous drones. The drones 'see' a rich and detailed environment whilst flying in an empty physical space.

A new analysis of long-term atmospheric measurements shows emissions of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 are rising again, most likely from new, unreported production from an unidentified source in East Asia.

The plants which produce one of the most popular drinks in the world, coffee, are targeted by a microscopic worm, but scientists are fighting back. An underestimated problem in coffee farming, the parasite has been found in soil samples across the coffee growing world thanks to a new and quick detection method.

People who followed a diet of low energy density food such as vegetables, lean meat and rice were more likely to feel full than those who tried to restrict their calorie intake, according to research.

How much space does a population need to branch out and form a new species? A small island in the Philippines, and four species of mice that live on it, have helped researchers work out the answer.

Abzena plc, the life sciences group providing services and technologies to enable the development and manufacture of biopharmaceutical products, has selected Sartorius Stedim Biotech as its preferred equipment supplier in the U.S.

The first European-wide genomic survey of gonorrhoea has mapped antibiotic resistance in this sexually transmitted disease throughout the continent. Researchers also showed that using DNA sequencing data they could accurately determine antibiotic resistance and identify incorrect laboratory test results.