Unraveling the mysteries of how biological organisms function begins with understanding the molecular interactions within and ...

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For generations, U.S. laboratories treated animal testing as an unquestioned prerequisite for new drugs and chemicals, even ...

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Molecular biologist Cynthia Kenyon speaks about her seminal discovery and excitement for the future of longevity research ...

Welcome back, Aggies! With winter quarter underway, I hope you’re feeling recharged and ready to pursue your goals.

It's that time of year again – and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on – when we recap the many fascinating discoveries in the plant and animal kingdom that made headlines in 2025.

All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward In 2025, researchers watched an interstellar comet, learned about human ...

The biological world is always expanding as research is constantly being done. Because of this, many findings often fall under the radar despite having the potential to change the world. Here are some ...

As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human biology is struggling to keep pace. Many of the chronic stress-related health ...

Proteins are crucial for life. They’re made of amino acids that “fold” into millions of different shapes. And depending on their structure, they do radically different things in our cells. For a long ...

REDWOOD CITY — For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal — “to cure, prevent or manage all disease” — if not in ...