4+ min ago  (257+ words) There are devastating conditions that currently offer very few options for families. This is what science has planned. Polaryx Therapeutics CEO Alex Yang. Polaryx is developing disease-modifying therapies for LSDs, especially inherited conditions that primarily affect children and lead to…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (313+ words) For centuries, scientists have known that tobacco plants produce nicotine -- but no one could figure out exactly how they do it. Now, a team of Chinese researchers has finally solved the puzzle, Xinhua reports." In a study recently published in…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (209+ words) Researchers at the University of Copenhagen discover that embracing chaos in nanoparticle structure enhances cellular cargo release. Apr. 11, 2026 at 1: 09pm by Ben Kaplan This research challenges the conventional wisdom in the field of drug delivery, as it suggests that the key…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (293+ words) astrobiology. com A Thousand Meters Deep: Vertical Profiling of the Subterranean Microbiome of Gourgouthakas Cave Introduction: Caves represent unique, nutrient-limited windows into the deep biosphere, yet the microbiology of the deep terrestrial subsurface remains remarkably under-explored. In this work, we…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago  (333+ words) EVOLUTION works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet's most vital ecosystems, from California's towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (387+ words) "It is truly a reversal of impairments. It's much more than merely delaying or preventing symptoms." Brain ageing is a complicated process, unlikely to have a single cause. But scientists think they may have found a key piece in the…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago  (453+ words) A long-standing mystery in plant evolution has now been brought into sharper focus. Using chromosome-specific painting, researchers traced how chromosome number changed within the genus Medicago, which includes alfalfa and its relatives. The study shows that the shift from a…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (130+ words) A microbial ecosystem discovered beneath Chile's Atacama Desert is challenging assumptions about where life might exist, according to the American publication Daily Galaxy. It notes that these organisms, found at a depth of two metres, suggest that if life exists…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (101+ words) Follow our Iran coverage Member, Board of Sponsors George Church is a globally recognized geneticist, chemist, and molecular engineer. Currently, Church is a Robert Winthrop Professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and a leader of synthetic biology and co-founder…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago  (204+ words) Apr. 11, 2026 at 11: 20am Groundbreaking research from MIT's Picower Institute has revealed how two common genetic mutations associated with Rett syndrome lead to leaky brain blood vessels through the overexpression of a specific micro RNA. The findings provide critical insights into the…...