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Kim Peek, the inspiration for the title character in Rain Man, brought public attention to savant syndrome.

The documentary weaves together a hunt for mammoth tusks in the Arctic with scenes from the front lines of synthetic biology.

How a robber baron and an eccentric inventor solved a millennia-old question about horses.

Patients with the rare autoimmune condition, highlighted in the Oscar-nominated film The Big Sick, currently have limited treatment options.

Researchers and BBC filmmakers strapped cameras to animals around the world for a new three-part nature series.

For nearly 30 years, the UC San Francisco researcher has delved into unexplored corners of the nervous system.

Researchers encoded moving images in DNA within living cells.

The actress will portray the troubled blood testing startup’s founder, Elizabeth Holmes. 

This one will be largely based on the discredited anti-vaccine researcher’s 2010 book.

Tribeca Film Festival organizers reverse their decision to screen a documentary by discredited researcher Andrew Wakefield.

A film showcasing stunning images of brain structures is lighting up New York City billboards for three minutes each night.

A movie based on the Woo Suk Hwang cloning scandal is popular in South Korea, but the plotline strays from reality.

A geneticist-turned-filmmaker is making a movie set in Columbia University’s famous Fly Room, where the foundations for modern genetics were laid.

Scientist? Filmmaker? Alexis Gambis welcomes both labels.