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Neuroscience experts convened in Asilomar to talk through guidelines around ethical research on human neural organoids.

Which cell is the coolest? Experts weigh in on their favorite cell types and what makes each one special in science and health.

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have emerged more times than previously thought.

Behavioral traits get passed on via an animal’s genetics, but a new study reveals that the microbiome can pass them on too, providing insight into animal evolution.

This postdoc uses genomics and molecular imaging to explore how cells lose order and turn malignant.

This postdoc studies the molecular dynamics in polymers to enhance the strength and flexibility of plastics.

A research misconduct case at the University of Melbourne exposed unethical authorship, led to retractions, and cost a PhD student his scholarship and a job offer.

The reason dogs beg, sit, stay, and shake for peanut butter could be both evolutionarily wired and learned behavior.

Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein, Dsup. Learning how could help protect humans against cancer, heart disease, and more.

Microscopic wireless electronic devices hitch a ride on immune cells to reach the brain, offering therapeutic avenues for brain cancers and neurodegeneration.

Flies carrying disease-causing microbes will likely contaminate the food they touch, but different factors determine whether the person who eats it will get sick.

Scientists leveraged plants’ built-in regeneration capacity to grow modified plants in weeks instead of months, offering a novel tool in plant biotechnology.