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Studying human embryonic development is complicated for several reasons. Models derived from pluripotent stem cells representing distinct stages offer a path to studying this process.

Shapeshifting proteins challenge a long-standing maxim in biology.

For years, neuroscience research overlooked female subjects, creating a significant bias. Today, researchers actively rebalance the scales with more inclusive and diverse studies.

Scientists are pulling on the protein threads that bind textiles and cosmetics together.

NASA's upcoming satellite mission will explore the characteristics of Jupiter's ice-crusted moon. Its data will help scientists assess if the icy body has the potential to host life.

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

From smart receptors to novel biologics, scientists plan to overcome the challenges of treating solid tumors.

Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.

Some species remove up to 90 percent of their genomes during development, but why or how this happens is still a mystery.

Studying how microglia control myelin growth and prevent its degeneration helps scientists better understand and address neurodegenerative diseases.

Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.

Digging into how and why some genes are resurrected after death sounds morbid, but it has practical applications. 

Psychedelics are evolutionarily ancient compounds produced by fungi, plants, and microbes. Humans also synthesize psychedelics. Researchers want to know how and why.

We have barely scratched the surface of itch science and what it indicates about our health.

A renaissance in natural language modeling may help researchers explore how the brain extracts and organizes meaning.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

In individual yeast cells, essential biosynthetic processes peak at different times in the cell cycle, revealing a temporal dynamic once thought limited to DNA synthesis.

Biofilms are home to millions of microbes, but disrupting their interactions could produce more effective antibiotics.

In Los Cabos, Mexico, a panga boat captain and a deep sea fishing enthusiast support researchers working to explain declines in Pacific fish populations.