Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.

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The recognition is the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.

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The Jomon people share little, if any, genetic connection to the Denisovan population that’s spread throughout Eurasia.

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A sprawling international fertility scandal is forcing regulators and doctors across Europe to rethink donor screening after ...

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A mother of two was found guilty of killing a retired nurse in a Rolling Hills Estate mall parking lot as part of a robbery to pay for her daughter's cheerleading trip to Florida.

Chinese researchers have developed a audio cassette-like device for storing vast quantities of data. The cassettes can be ...

An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has stood for 60 years. Living organisms ...