Science & Technology
Scientists narrow down pool of potential height genes
When it comes to height, our fate is sealed along with our growth plates — cartilage near the ends of bones that hardens as a child develops. New research shows that cells in these plates determine the length and shape of our bones and can hint at our…
Playing hide and seek with planets
An international team of astronomers announced the first exoplanet discovered through a combined approach of direct imaging and precision measurements of a star’s motion on the sky. This new method promises to improve the efficiency of exoplanet search…
Scientists achieve promising results towards restoring vision in blindness caused by cellular degeneration in the eye
Research reveals a promising stem cell approach to correct photoreceptor cell degeneration, which underlies several forms of visual decline and blindness.