A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have brought us to a major turning point in our evolutionary ...

Microscopic images of human tissue are a cornerstone of biomedical research and clinical diagnostics. Yet despite their importance, these images often remain difficult to analyze systematically and to ...

Astrobiologist and planetary scientist Mike Wong is a big fan of Rocky’s non-traditional look, because it points to the fact that evolution is often random.

Two major upgrades to the LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) Anatomical Sciences Wing will revolutionize how future physicians and ...

Researchers join Wellcome Leap’s international effort to better understand early biological influences on neurodevelopment.

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.

Women of Kenya’s Turkana community often walk miles each day in scorching heat to collect water for their animals and personal consumption. Credit: Julien Ayroles/UC Berkeley. F ...

Intestinal worms can help reduce inflammation in the human body—but only if they have enough dietary fiber. Without it, they switch into a hibernation-like state and their protective effect disappears ...

Scientists can now do research on live human organs without petri dishes or animal testing.

Fauna Bio, a biotechnology company pioneering the use of extreme mammal biology and comparative genomics to discover novel therapeutic targets, today announced the designation of a target under its ...

AI has all but overtaken the thinking universe. Training an early version of ChatGPT consumes about 1300 megawatt-hours of ...

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