A soft humanoid robot capable of shapeshifting, floating, swimming, flying and even walking on water has been developed by a team of researchers at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUST) ...

Lumen Re, the main reinsurance underwriting entity of LGT ILS Partners, is in the catastrophe bond market seeking $125 million in retrocessional protection against losses from North American peak ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...

A 23-year-old Clearwater woman was diagnosed with an extremely rare ovarian cancer containing neurological tissue. Doctors at Moffitt Cancer Center identified the tumor as an ependymoma, a type ...

A mitochondrial DNA mutation passed down through the maternal line in some Venezuelan families has been linked to severe brain injury and death in healthy patients undergoing routine anesthesia.

Gene-editing tools like CRISPR have unlocked new treatments for previously uncurable diseases. Now, researchers at the University of British Columbia are extending those possibilities to the skin for ...

10-year-old Everett Gugel has a rare genetic mutation, linked to level two autism and seizures 10-year-old Everett Gugel has a rare genetic mutation, linked to level two autism and seizures ...

Immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomalies (ICF) syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency, with fewer than 120 cases reported worldwide. ICF type 1 (ICF1) ...

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine clinched a long-awaited deal to restructure $2.6 billion of growth-linked debt on Thursday, with creditors overwhelmingly accepting a bonds-and-cash swap offer - a ...

Kyrgyzstan’s USDKG blends a USD peg with a gold reserve claim. Here’s what it signals for emerging markets and what to verify next. Kyrgyzstan has launched USDKG, a USD-pegged stablecoin that the ...