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For biologists like Heiko Jansen, grizzly bears offer a fascinating opportunity to analyze seasonal metabolic changes relevant to human health and disease.

The tardigrade’s unusual body plan and resistance to harsh conditions provide researchers like Bob Goldstein with a creative perspective on animal biology.

Artificial intelligence and phylogenetics helped scientists revise the evolutionary timeline of bacteria.

Humans and mice with a predisposition for ALS displayed altered sleep patterns before symptoms began, offering a potential novel diagnostic and treatment approach.

Mindy Weisberger’s book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs, explores the sophisticated—and macabre—relationships between zombifying parasites and their hosts.

Zika virus manipulated human skin cells to release mosquito-attracting odors. Insights into the virus’s transmission tactics can help curb its spread.

Neutrophils in urine extrude their DNA to create large webs that catch and kill pathogens.

A light-activated enzyme morphed round starfish egg cells into different shapes. This technology could one day be useful for wound healing therapies.

Transplantation of retinal organoid sheets offers hope to patients afflicted with retinal degenerative diseases. 

Created by editing the gray wolf genome, two dire wolves are the subject of vastly-differing opinions on what it means to bring back an extinct species.​​​​​

For the first time, scientists have generated a functional neural pathway for sensing pain in a dish. This could help unravel mechanisms of pain disorders.

Stem-cell derived organoids provide the perfect mixture of cells to rebuild damaged intestines.

Karl Koehler builds inner ear and skin organoids from human stem cells to model their development in health and disease.

Immunizing mice with an edited Lyme disease-causing bacterial protein effectively protected them against the disease.

Skeletal muscle organoids help scientists bypass bottlenecks in satellite cell production for muscle regeneration research.

The Brain Prize 2025 went to neuro-oncologists Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler for pioneering the field of cancer neuroscience.

Five scientists won this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work on GLP-1 and the development of drugs for diabetes and obesity.

Alberto Ascherio and Stephen Hauser were recognized for their work uncovering the role of B cells and Epstein Barr virus in the disease.

New precision genome editing technologies are transforming the therapeutic landscape for patients with certain cancers and genetic diseases.

The Human Domainome 1—the largest library of human protein variants—reveals the cause of certain genetic disorders, paving the way for personalized medicines.