Bioethics debates intensify as scientists experiment with designer babies, synthetic embryos, and genetic editing.

At this stage, known as gastrulation, a flat and featureless sheet of cells folds into a living blueprint for the body, a ...

From idea, to lab, to clinic, to approval—it's a long and expensive process to bring a drug to market. It also rarely ...

Researchers have recreated a miniature human bone marrow system that mirrors the real structure found inside our bones. The ...

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can write an essay or plan a menu almost instantly. But until recently, it was also ...

Despite cultural exchange and natural disasters, this lineage—the oldest evidence for which is a collection of 8,500-year-old ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

In other words, it’s a personalized cancer vaccine. Early tests of these vaccines are extremely promising. But the federal ...

Scientists report unusual biological patterns on the Tibetan Plateau, hinting at live human evolution in action. A new study ...

The change is the latest move by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to revisit long-held scientific consensus ...

As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human ...

The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science’s most captivating pursuits. From jungles to ...