Biology

Melanoma patients may carry clues in their blood that reveal how well their immune systems are responding to immunotherapy, according...

Parkinson’s disease has long been understood as the product of a complicated interplay between inherited susceptibility and environmental stress. Yet...

A team at the University of Stuttgart has developed a programmable DNA origami nanosyringe that can mechanically transport molecules across...

For decades, obesity medicines were judged largely by how effectively they reduced appetite. Many could help people lose weight, but...

The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite once responsible for tens of millions of dollars in annual livestock losses in...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has announced that Lorenz Studer, M.D., has begun his term as president,...

A single ant can trigger a synchronized wave of activity across an entire colony, sending hundreds or even thousands of...

A new three-dimensional look inside sorghum leaves is revealing how crops may be redesigned to use less water without sacrificing...

Melbourne researchers have grown human heart valve-like tissues from pluripotent stem cells, creating what they describe as a world-first laboratory...

Every day, billions of cells in the human body reach the end of their life and are quietly removed by...