Humans first evolved as a distinct species, Homo sapiens, around 300,000 years ago in Africa. In terms of biological time, we are a young species on this planet-- an unfinished animal, our evolution ...

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

A new study links urinary metabolites from organophosphorus pesticides to increased age-related macular degeneration risk.

A new method for chemically altering human urine could be used for producing medical implants and construction materials, ...

In early April, the world woke up to headlines sounding like a cross between “Jurassic Park” and “Game of Thrones”: Colossal ...

Rebirth, separating the thrilling fiction from real-world genetic possibilities and limitations in bringing dinosaurs back.

Harvard Business School (HBS) has named its 2025-26 Blavatnik Fellows and the program’s twelfth cohort. Launched in 2013, the ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

The Cambridge team tested 89 strains of bacteria, many of them commonly found in the human gut. They discovered that at least 38 could absorb significant amounts of PFAS, especially longer-chain types ...

The Tulane team has developed a handful of other assays for TB detection, including a mass spec test for paucibacillary TB ...

Organ-on-a-chip systems offer a more accurate, ethical, and scalable alternative to animal testing in drug discovery and ...

The Tulane team has developed a handful of other assays for TB detection, including mass spec test for paucibacillary TB that is being commercialized by Nanopin Tech, and a non-sputum CRISPR-based lab ...