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Researchers converted a kidney with type-A blood to type-O.Credit: Sherry Yates Young/Science Photo LibraryScientists have converted the blood type of…

In a new paper, scientists have reported the first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A…

Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a severe, drug-induced immune reaction that causes the detachment of the epidermis over large areas of…

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 01 October 2025 An approach that identifies, and predicts compatibility between, chemical and enzyme-sequence spaces can streamline and…

You can always be judged by your scars. This is the idea that sums up what researchers at Spanish National…

Psilocybin reversed chronic pain and psychiatric symptoms in mice.Image credit:©istock.com, microgenPeople who live with chronic pain also often experience psychiatric…

After looking for words that rhymed with lime, Sublime was the immediate and obvious winner.Credit: Mikhail GlabetsThe meaning behind our…

Chronic kidney disease (CDK) is pervasive within the global population, affecting over 700 million people. The condition is widespread in…

This postdoc studies how ecosystems breathe, tracking carbon exchange between land and atmosphere.Image credit:Omodara Obisesan, ©iStock, GettyTim82Q | Write a…

Jane Goodall, a British primatologist known for her work with chimpanzees, died on Wednesday 1 October, aged 91. She was…