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The primate was famous for her ability to communicate with humans.

Celeste Kidd and Steven Piantadosi had sued the university over its handling of sexual harassment allegations made against colleague Florian Jaeger.

Scientists engineered human cells to produce a molecule that stimulates insulin secretion in the presence of caffeine.

The stem cell–derived transplants were stable for 24 months and led to wide-ranging behavioral improvements in the monkeys.  

Preliminary data from Sarepta Therapeutics has exceeded expectations, causing a surge in company stock prices this week.

The new technique uses an enzyme found in vertebrate immune systems to attach nucleotides to a growing strand.  

Some scientists are not yet convinced that the list is accurate.

The surviving animals may have evolved genes that provided an advantage in fighting the disease.  

Species with larger pancreatic cells tend to have shorter lives, according to a study.  

What we can know about biology before the last universal common ancestor is limited—and we should be circumspect in filling in the gaps.

Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges that allege the company’s promise to revolutionize blood testing swindled investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars and put patients in danger.

NASA, NSF, and NIH are expected to receive higher financial backing for the 2019 fiscal year, going above and beyond the President’s proposed budget.