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Forensic researchers have found a more accurate way to assess an individual’s age at death, based on the bone mineral density of the femur. The technique could be used to help identify human remains.

In a milestone achievement for better understanding the development and function of the human placenta, scientists have derived and grown trophoblast stem cells for the first time.

Constantly tracking a person’s glucose levels through their tears or sweat could be one step closer to providing people with diabetes an improved monitoring tool. Researchers report the development of an ultra-thin, flexible sensor that could be incorporated into contact lenses or on the backs of watches for real-time glucose tracking.

A team of experimental and computational scientists have synthesized a long sought-after form of titanium nitride, Ti3N4, which has promising mechanical and optoelectronic properties. Advanced x-ray and spectroscopic tools confirmed the crystalline structure the team had created.

Scientists have discovered how the movement and membrane dynamics of peroxisomes are mediated.

Researchers have developed a universal vaccine to combat influenza A viruses that produces long-lasting immunity in mice and protects them against the limitations of seasonal flu vaccines.

Researchers at Oregon State University have taken an important step toward a more convenient, less expensive means of preserving mammalian cells for in vitro fertilization, species conservation, cell therapy and other purposes.

A fascinating blow-by-blow account of the arms struggle between plants and viral pathogens is revealed in new research.The virus’ eye view of the infected plant has provided answers to a number of key questions that have until now eluded biologists and the breakthrough could lead to more disease resistant plants.

A screening of a microscopic worm's genome has found a pathway that might be a target for spinal cord injury therapies.

Telomerase research aims to understand how this enzyme extends cell life, and may help fight cancers.