We’re at this tipping point” for AI in biology, Eran Segal, a computational biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science and a collaborator of Xing’s, told me. “All the stars aligned, and we have ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

An adult human body consists of some 37 trillion cells. Not so long ago, these were thought to come in 220 different types.

After years of controversy, stem cells are on the cusp of cures for conditions like epilepsy and type 1 diabetes.

Scientists reveal how filopodia help cancer spread. The breakthrough could improve treatments that stop cancer cells from ...

A team has unearthed new findings about what happens during the minutes and hours after a cell divides, expanding our understanding of human biology -- and potentially leading to better medicines.

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the cells of the human body. An international research team led by the ...

People who prefer to drink loose leaf tea might be on to something: Scientists in Spain have found microscopic evidence of ...

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory ...

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the potential health implications of microplastics and nanoplastics entering ...

Australian researchers have discovered that multiple chemicals found in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function ...