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Researchers scour the Earth in search of resilient microbes but hope that the pathogenic kind remain hidden.

In an open letter, researchers and staff at the National Institutes of Health raise concerns over recent policy changes.

Can AI really replace scientists? Robin, an AI system, identified a potential drug for vision loss, but scientists are skeptical of full research automation.

An engineered antibody offers a promising approach in limiting ongoing cholera outbreaks.

An intense training load, such as running long distances, can temporarily suppress the immune system, which may render athletes susceptible to falling ill.

Innate lymphoid cells, which curiously behave like T cells even though they don’t recognize specific antigens, show promise as a potential cancer therapeutic.

Any microbe, new or known, could cause an infection outbreak at any time. Researchers gear up to preemptively fight this potential pathogen X.

Scientists have discovered that a lack of iron in pregnant mice can alter the sex development of embryos, challenging long-held beliefs about how sex is determined.

Scientists behind a world-first gene therapy reveal how they teamed up with experts across academia and industry to produce a drug from start to finish in just six months.

Exploring the interaction between sensory neurons and drug aversion can offer clues to the genetic basis of addiction.

Greater numbers of circulating stem cells increase the efficacy of in vivo gene therapy techniques, potentially reducing the price tag of lifesaving treatments.

Matteo Farinella sketched out a career in science illustration, making neuroscience research more accessible to the public.