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A researcher’s existential crisis led to a scientific breakthrough.

The cells’ mitochondria skip a key metabolic reaction that takes place in other cells in the body, a study finds.

A study’s authors say their oxygenating cocktail may lead to technologies that preserve organs in deceased people for longer periods for transplantation.

FEMA official Robert Fenton and a deputy are charged with increasing access to tests, vaccines, and treatment.

Using stem cells and a bioreactor, researchers generated living embryos that survived for more than a week and began to develop internal organs.

A lack of comprehension among some researchers about how to use ClinicalTrials.gov may be hindering public access to trial information and holding up drug study results, an investigation by The Scientist finds.

In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age.

Fasting, eating only at certain times of day, and restricting overall calorie intake can collectively contribute to lifespan extensions in animals. Could the same hold true in humans?

Makio Murayama, a Japanese-American biochemist who was turned away from the Manhattan Project due to his heritage, rose to prominence for his work uncovering the link between the structure of hemoglobin and the mechanisms of sickle cell disease.

Female fruit flies assess the physical symmetry of male suitors through the songs they sing, a study claims.

A study suggests that several species of brown algae may have independently evolved to express both sexes simultaneously, and it’s likely that female algae evolved male traits—not the other way around.

A team of scientists has found that in mice, a cellular housekeeping pathway protects against a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.