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By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
Once activated, the CRISPR-Cas12a2 system goes on a rampage, chopping up DNA and RNA indiscriminately, causing cell death.
Cryo-electron tomography, or cryo-ET, is the future of cell research.
More work is needed before declaring the technique a fountain of youth.
Only recently have scientists directly witnessed this most pivotal of events in biology.
A new drug inhibits a human enzyme that coronaviruses hijack in order to replicate.
De-extinction, if it is ever possible, will not be simple.
Vanadium dioxide is a strange material that "remembers" information and when it was stored. This is akin to biological memory.
The president identified developing MCED tests as a priority for the Cancer Moonshot.
Most patients with cancer die from metastasis. Stopping it would be a major advance in cancer therapy.
One of the winners. Dr. K. Barry Sharpless, is now the fifth person in history to win two Nobels.
The new agency wants to push the boundaries of science and technology.
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
Yorkicystis lived during the “Cambrian explosion,” 539 million to 485 million years ago – hundreds of million years before the dinosaurs.
“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 found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.
Crystallization is an entirely random process, so scientists have developed clever ways to investigate it at a molecular level.
Are physicists about to decode a mysterious field of science that could have huge implications for your health?
John Templeton Foundation
Protein fibrils accumulate in the brain during neurodegeneration. Cryo-electron microscopy has now uncovered fibrils of an unexpected protein.
Probably not. Even though we're still investigating the origin of life, the evidence suggests that cells came much later.
Intracellular bacteria promote cancer metastasis by enhancing the tumor cells' resistance to mechanical stress in the bloodstream
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.
An expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics.
A gigantic bacterium evolved differently than fundamental models of biology would have predicted. Simply put, these bacteria shouldn't exist.
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?