A team of researchers led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Weiqiang Chen has developed a miniature device that could ...

Sacoglossan sea slugs, discreet inhabitants of coral reefs, hide an astonishing secret. Unlike other animals, they can "steal ...

A team of researchers led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Weiqiang Chen has developed a miniature device that could ...

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...

During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells communicate with one another during this process through cell-surface ...

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The blood of high-altitude animals has evolved specialized characteristics to maximize oxygen transport. The Andean mountain camelids—llamas, alpacas, and vicuñas—possess elliptical red blood cells ...

Scientists in the U.S. have created a tiny, innovative chip that mimics real human blood vessel structures to transform how medicine understands, diagnoses, and treats cardiovascular conditions ...

Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs ...

Aiming to help scientists develop a universal antivenom, he had been searching for protein structures in snake venom shared across species. “I remember calling Friede and being like, ‘Look, I know ...

This blood can be projected up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) and in multiple directions. The process is voluntary and controlled, allowing the lizard to aim with surprising accuracy. Remarkably, these ...

In a study published in 2023, young and old Caenorhabditis elegans worms treated with the drug – which is normally used to treat high blood pressure – lived longer and presented higher ...