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Neural stem cells represent the cellular backup of our brain. These cells are capable of self-renewal to form new stem cells or differentiate into neurons, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: One-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has successfully screened cells taken from spare embryos that were known to have cystic fibrosis.

The show is not quite on a par with X Files, but it may have more promise than Chuck — which is ultimately one-note.  Given Warehouse 13‘s magical universe, it could take us anywhere…

A German Shepherd search-and-rescue dog named Trakr pulls the last 9/11 survivor, Genelle Guzman-McMillan, out of the rubble surrounding Ground Zero on Sept. 12, 2001.

Accelerated change and exponential growth meet the wisdom of crowds.

Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil talk to the Singularity U student body about what’s in store for them over the next 9 weeks.

Scientists have discovered gene expression differences that could lead to better ways to classify, predict outcome, and treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

The Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI) announced today that they will sequence the genomes of four species of labyrinthulomycetes.

Global food security in a changing climate depends on the nutritional value and yield of staple food crops.

An aquatic lifestyle imposes serious demands for the organism, and this is true even for the tiniest molecules that form our body.

Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a new study.