Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte ...

Lego’s next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets. WIRED got exclusive access to the Lego labs where the Smart Brick was born.

This study reports an important and novel finding that TENT5A, an enzyme involved in fine-tuning poly(A) tail length on selected mRNAs, is required for proper enamel mineralization in mice. The ...

Do you know what’s happening in your devices? Isn’t it time to find out what's happening with your embedded software.

Researchers have demonstrated that lipid nanoparticles can package and deliver an entire therapeutic gene along with ...

Researchers uncovered how cells coordinate genetic compensation when faulty mRNA is degraded. Small RNA fragments act as sequence “addresses” that recruit ILF3 to activate related backup genes.

Wormholes have long served as science fiction’s favorite shortcut through the cosmos, but a growing body of theoretical physics research suggests they will never function as tunnels. That does not ...

The search space for protein engineering grows exponentially with complexity. A protein of just 100 amino acids has 20100 ...

Researchers have known for decades that different brands of lab machines produce different results. The fix is easy — but not ...

Ozempic has been making headlines for its remarkable success in treating obesity and diabetes. Yet it is just one in a ...

This study presents a potentially valuable exploration of the role of thalamic nuclei in language processing. The results will be of interest to researchers interested in the neurobiology of language.