The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack ...

If scientists could shrink themselves to microscopic size and take a journey through the human body—like the submarine crew ...

Now, scientists are taking control of that formula. The equation for making a human is not straightforward anymore. In a ...

Peptides are short-chain amino acids that control various biologic activities in living organisms. For athletes, they are the new testosterone. For overweight people, they are the new diet. For ...

Researchers at Umeå University have identified two human cell proteins, NUP98 and NUP153, that play a crucial role in how ...

As far as research subjects go, it's not always easy to find common ground with a single-celled bacterium. Yet the more Paul ...

In “The Hidden Garden,” Ruby Honjol ’29 examines how groundbreaking medical discoveries can flourish while the humanity of the patients behind them remains unseen. Editor’s Note: This article is a ...

The development of the human brain, with its extraordinary range of cognitive abilities, is an awe-inspiring feat of evolution. Each of its tens of billions of cells must be born at precisely the ...

A heavily guarded metal door swings open. Entrance is restricted and monitored by guards.As it shuts, the bang alone tells the story of confinement inside a maximum prison.Inside, there are no chairs, ...

Synthetic biologists were tantalized by the idea of making mirror images of microbes. Then things got complicated.

A team of researchers has found a hidden "army" deep inside half the global population that protect the human body from a ...