Biology

A new artificial-intelligence-based approach could make one of genetics’ most difficult problems substantially easier: determining which single-letter changes in DNA...

Cancer immunotherapy has gained a hybrid new contender: a living cell engineered by fusing two immune-system specialists into one tumor-hunting...

Seeing a brain think in real time has long been one of neuroscience’s most ambitious goals. A new study reported...

A molecular motor that hauls cargo through the interior of cells appears to advance in a surprisingly intricate rhythm: each...

A previously unrecognized ability of a protein fragment linked to a rare inherited neurological disorder could reshape scientists’ understanding of...

A compound best known for protecting cells from stress has shown a striking ability to improve the maturation of aging...

A new benchmarking framework is challenging a hidden weakness in artificial-intelligence research aimed at discovering which drugs might treat which...

Beneath the sun-baked landscape of southeastern Spain, an underground microbial world is being shaped by chemistry that changes from one...

A tropical tree revered in traditional medicine may contain a far more intricate chemical factory than previously understood. In a...

Tiny gold particles carrying genetic targeting molecules have produced a striking two-stage response in leukemia-like cells, briefly quieting key immune...