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Psychedelics are evolutionarily ancient compounds produced by fungi, plants, and microbes. Humans also synthesize psychedelics. Researchers want to know how and why.

We have barely scratched the surface of itch science and what it indicates about our health.

A renaissance in natural language modeling may help researchers explore how the brain extracts and organizes meaning.

A discovery that goes back to the first studies of translation has become the topic of biotech buzz.

Two groups independently discovered that Fanzor proteins in eukaryotic organisms are CRISPR’s genome-editing cousins.

At The Scientist, we are strengthening our roots while reaching for the sky.

Brought together by a shared interest in synthetic biology and diagnostics, two researchers are transforming how we label biomolecules.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

Timothy Hand leads a research team that explores how maternal immune signals shape the infant intestinal microbiota.

A newly discovered way to induce scarless healing in mice depends on a highly conserved signaling pathway that is also present in humans.

From stem cell-recruiting gels to hormone cycle restoration, Tracy Criswell has big ideas about how to combat age-related decline in muscle regeneration.

Mark Emerson shares his secret for establishing a fruitful research experience for students and mentors alike.