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Jennifer Doudna's new AI-designed CRISPR-Cas12 nuclease outperformed its natural counterpart.

Improving macrophage-mediated senescent neutrophil clearance in mice prevented age-related decline, offering potential targets for antiaging therapies.

A brain-computer interface paired with electrical stimulation patches helped a paralyzed man regain hand strength, dexterity, and his sense of touch.

Using a protein large language model, researchers reconstructed the T. rex collagen type 1 protein sequence, which they then expressed and manufactured into leather.

AI giant Anthropic recently announced its scientific workbench, Claude Science. While scientists praised many of its features, they noted that its reasoning needs work.

An engineered enzyme cleaved and repaired age-related protein damage in human tissue, which was long thought to be irreversible in a proof-of-concept study.

Chronic iron exposure weakened antioxidant defenses in neurons without killing them, creating a vulnerable state that could help explain neurodegeneration.

This postdoctoral researcher develops innovative artificial intelligence and statistical methods to uncover hidden, reliable patterns within complex global datasets.

Neuroimaging and animal research reveal how pregnancy hormones remodel neural circuits and leave a long-lasting mark on women’s bodies and health.

The proposed OMB changes to research funding threaten US science. Researchers must stand up for and share the value of science to society.

This postdoctoral researcher uses high-throughput genome engineering technologies to optimize climate resilience in rice varieties.

Esther Jimenez transforms inventors’ passions into patent applications to help get new technologies to market.