A search for the genes responsible for the high incidence of heart defects in children with Down’s syndrome casts a light on potentially affected developmental processes.

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Some researchers want an upgraded version of Alan Turing’s AI thought experiment; others want it scrapped entirely. Plus, why the rate of peanut allergies might have dropped in the United States and a ...

Neuroblastoma is a highly lethal childhood cancer that develops in the peripheral nervous system with tumour growth fuelled by the biosynthesis of polyamines. The drug difluoromethylornithine, which ...

Cells use lipid molecules for a wide range of purposes, from forming cell membranes to storing energy, but these molecules can be frustratingly hard to study because it is difficult to trace their ...

Outlining the trial-and-error processes that are involved in every research project could help others to become more efficient and paint a more honest picture of life ...

Hopes of securing a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are fading after the final round of negotiations ended without an agreement.

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In the United States, more Black women die of cancer than white women. This study aims to understand that disparity.