Understanding how the brain works requires more than studying single regions in isolation. The cerebral cortex depends on ...

New methods reveal cancer mechanism in ancient genes Fred Hutch researchers discover that overproduction of DNA packaging material predicts aggressive brain and breast tumors, which could lead to ...

UT researchers have developed the first viable alternative to a 75-year-old method for sequencing proteins. Image of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Scientists at The University of Texas ...

Deep beneath our feet, scientists are mapping what looks like a vast new energy frontier: naturally occurring hydrogen locked in rocks and ancient faults. If the emerging methods to find and tap this ...

Pain is hard to measure. One person’s “ouch” is another’s agony. Now, scientists say they’ve found a better way of assessing pain: putting a price on it. By translating pain into dollars, they’ve ...

Researchers have unlocked a new method for producing one class of 2D material and for supercharging its magnetic properties. At just a few atoms of thickness, 2D materials offer revolutionary ...

The CRAFT method uses widely available materials and inexpensive commercial 3D printers. Using an affordable 3D printer and the CRAFT method, researchers created a model human hand from a single ...

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Digital photo editing tools and computer-generated imagery have been used for years to render realistic but artificial visuals in movie-making, advertising and science. High-end tools used by talented ...