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Researchers who work with materials such as fetal tissue and human embryonic stem cells are facing new restrictions, the latest in a long line of regulations, that could impede important advances.

Oil on human skin reacts with ozone to produce highly reactive radicals that can generate toxic airborne chemicals in indoor spaces.

Researchers say they've figured out how some reproductive ants live up to 30 years—far longer than workers.

Most animals can’t pass on mutations that arise spontaneously throughout their lives—but Elkhorn corals can.

Researchers combined evidence found in dog genomes with physical materials recovered from archeological sites to discover factors behind major societal changes.

Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has its shortcomings.

Ancient stashes of animal bones, tools, and other artifacts are often dismissed as archaic garbage heaps, but the deposits provide glimpses of the cultural practices and environmental conditions of past Indigenous settlements.

Gut microbiome–based solutions hold promise for addressing obesity, but are they overhyped?

The Middlebury College neuroscientist explores enzymes that affect brain cell development and neurodegeneration.

Launched with a $172 million philanthropic donation and funds from the state of Victoria, the Melbourne-based research institute aims to construct drug discovery platforms to speed the introduction of new therapies.

The immunizations are designed to target the latest Omicron subvariants, and are only authorized for people who have already received their primary vaccinations.

Projects funded by the National Institutes of Health increasingly employ subjective and promotional language in describing research, a study finds.