A new imaging technique may make it possible to spot a single cancerous cell that has broken free from a tumor.

A US government investigator told members of Congress on Thursday that personalized DNA tests claiming to predict certain inheritable diseases are misleading and offer little or no useful information.

A novel approach to arsenic removal could lead to a quick and inexpensive purification of drinking water in developing countries.

the us Department of Energy is putting up $122 million to help humans capture the energy of the sun and create renewable liquid fuels through “artificial photosynthesis.”

University of QLD: research has found the Nanopatch – a needle-free method of vaccine delivery – is now dissolvable, confirming it is a potentially safer, cheaper alternative to needles.

The first reliable components for synthetic biology could be available by the end of the year.

A CSIRO researcher says developed countries need to stop throwing away so much food if the world is to feed its growing population.

Previously unknown species of bacteria are helping reduce the environmental impacts of alumina and aluminium production and saving the industries millions of dollars, a researcher at The University of Western Australia has found.

Nano coatings of gold on anodes in a microbial electrochemical cell increased electricity production 20 times, boosting the chances of a sewage system that can produce electricity.

Researchers have found that less toxic, naturally occurring nanoparticles have unique optical properties and may one day replace metal-based nanoparticles used for biomedical applications.