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

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

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

Researchers recently developed a bone marrow model to study how the body generates cells. Interestingly, this model is the ...

Jonathan Haidt's book The Anxious Generation represents an evolutionary argument as to why cellphones may be driving the ...

As the Zomato founder joins the billionaires’ longevity bandwagon, his claims have faced quick and cautionary rebuttals ...

Your body is powered by microscopic machines—structures so precise they make human technology look crude. These molecular ...

The first gene-editing therapies for HIV/Aids are entering trials but the virus is proving once again that it is a master at ...

The experimental mRNA vaccine prevented 60% to 67% of flu infections, while the conventional vaccine prevented 44% to 54% of ...

Researchers at Harvard University’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology lab sure do axolotl questions. When Jessica Whited’s ...

Mary Roach's new book Replaceable You explores what we do when bits of our bodies break down or need switching out. It makes ...

When human cells lack oxygen, they must react. Without oxygen, the metabolism can hardly generate energy, and many vital ...