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A common weed uses uncommon types of photosynthesis.
An interview with CRISPR co-discoverer and Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Jennifer Doudna.
John Templeton Foundation
New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
When scientists tested this hydrogel on mice, they had cleaner teeth than most humans.
While one may be helpful, the other may be harmful.
Heart muscle is shaped like a spiral, a mystery that has eluded scientists since 1669. New research has recreated the structure.
It could permanently lower cholesterol — and permanently reduce your risk of having a heart attack.
A successful trial that tested a vaccine against bladder cancer in dogs could help develop a similar one for humans.
A "bio-battery" made from genetically engineered bacteria could store excess renewable energy and release it as needed.
Humans are already so integrated with technology that the dream of transhumanism is a reality. Can we handle what comes next?
“It’s a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in that you can go in and do discovery-based research."
Scientists have discovered enzymes from several plastic-eating bacteria. So, why are our oceans still full of plastic pollution?
Scientists found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
How can the law keep up with new genetic technology?
Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned "Frankenstein." But we still grapple with the same questions.
A new wave of preventative cancer vaccines are set to begin trials.
The same technology behind the COVID-19 vaccines may enable the first damage-reversing heart attack cure.
After mammoth investments and two decades of anti-aging research, what do immortality proponents have to show for it?
A new, easy-to-use, $5-device helps address male infertility. It isolates healthy sperm cells based on their natural behavior.
The Human Genome Project put together 92% of our DNA blueprint. Here's what it took to complete the rest.
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
Could we all attain this superpower?
Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we'll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.
"I was part of the surgical team that conducted the first pig-to-human heart transplant in a living patient."
Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?
Scientists at the San Diego Zoo are on a mission to resurrect the extinct northern white rhino.
Edible electronics, devices that can be broken down and digested, could perform many useful functions inside the body.
Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?
Scientists looked for ways to trigger the “build whatever normally was here” signal for cells at the site of a wound.
Altos Labs is an ambitious new anti-aging company with billions of dollars to back it up.