Emerging protein-design competitions aim to sift out the functional from the fantastical. But researchers hope that the real ...

Fifteen years ago, researchers introduced the first two mouse models of autism, each carrying a genetic mutation linked to ...

A human cell culture model of the lung's most important immune cells, alveolar macrophages, helped make a key finding that is prompting researchers to rethink the role of another immune protein in ...

For centuries, humanity has sought to unravel the mysteries of aging. So, what causes our bodies to change and decline over ...

The microscopic world is translated into a sculptured design language by Londonese ceramicist and artist Abid Javed ...

Scientists are learning more about the critical period after cells start to grow abnormally but before they've developed into ...

In a new book, astrophysicist Mario Livio describes how the existence of life on Earth can be traced back to an RNA-based ...

A new test called CheekAge, based on a quick swab of cells in the mouth, might someday be used to predict how long a person ...

A core task in single-cell data analysis is recovering the latent dimensions encoding the genetic and epigenetic landscapes inhabited by cell types and lineages. However, consensus is lacking for ...

Henry Fonda is said to have come out of “Easy Rider” a confused and puzzled man. He had worked in movies for 35 years and made some great ones, and now his son Peter was going to be a millionaire ...