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A newly published paper shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial.

Current recipes for synthesizing bioplastics often produce flimsy materials. But researchers have now found a way to “season” biodegradable plastics to make them stronger. It just takes a “pinch” of cream of tartar (tartaric acid) or citric acid.

An unusual lead compound found in Rembrandt's famous painting The Night Watch could provide clues as to how he painted, and also the reactivity of lead driers in the oil matrices of historical paintings.

Researchers at MIT, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the Pasteur Institute in Paris, and other institutions have now designed a microfluidic device, or “spleen-on-a-chip,” that can model how acute splenic sequestration arises.

Researchers have discovered how coenzyme Q, which is produced in our mitochondria, reaches the cell surface and protects our cells from dying.

A new study from Simon Fraser University (SFU) suggests that nutrients obtained from salmon carcasses can affect the growth and reproduction of plants. The research is published in Royal Society Open Science.

The world’s first international clinical guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in children undergoing cancer treatment have been created.

Researchers have uncovered a "molecular staple" in the DNA repair machinery of cancer cells that allows them to evade cancer treatments.

A new study suggests that female patients with a type of lymphoma respond better to radiotherapy when treated in the afternoon than in the morning.

An artificial intelligence program could accelerate the production of gene therapies by enabling the customizable production of zinc finger proteins that can turn genes on and off.