Shares of gene-sequencing leader Illumina have fallen 15% from Friday. Rivals 10X Genomics and Pacific BioSciences of California lost 18% and 15%, respectively. We recently published a list of Jim ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Research has shown that a potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and killing tumor cells in preclinical models tested in mice.

Regeneron and Illumina have joined a major investment in health data specialist Truveta that will support the creation of a major new genome project. The two companies, along with 17 US health ...

Oxide-ion conductors are important energy materials. Here, the authors found a tellurite-based oxygen ion conductor highlighting the interplay of secondary bond interactions and Grotthuss-like ...

Many cells in multicellular organisms are specialised. They have specific roles in the organism of which they are part. Their structure is adapted to their function. They are often grouped ...

This is called photosynthesis. The basic structure of a plant cell is shown below. Photosynthesis relies on many structures in the cell all working together, each playing its role. The diagram ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental ...

A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the centre of the story of humanity. Overcrowding can lead to disaster, and yet ...