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A digital microscope combines 4K imaging, measurement, analysis, and reporting to help engineers inspect details across ...

The authors highlight three potential regulators - galectin 1, galectin 3, and Myc - providing solid evidence for potential roles in modulating the proliferation of cochlear GER cells using gene ...

In non-tropical forests, cold winters hinder tree growth. There, climate warming prolongs the period during which trees ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an artificial intelligence ...

No run-of-the-mill tech, ‘Curie’ operates at 10 times the resolution of conventional microscopy and could spur discoveries leading to new treatment ...

Calcium is a near-universal signal cells use to communicate with each other. It's involved in all manner of biological ...