In most developing tissues, signals called morphogens act like lighthouses, guiding nearby cells toward their fate and ...

Aging brings about a range of changes—often unwelcome—to our bodies: sagging skin, graying or thinning hair, and a decline in muscle strength and ...

Animal experiments in the UK peaked at 4.14 million in 2015 driven mainly by a big increase at the time in genetic modification experiments. By 2020, the number had fallen sharply to 2.88 million as ...

Many animals exhibit distinct traits of shyness, risk aversion, and caution as opposed to boldness and fearlessness. While these traits aren’t necessarily positive or negative, in certain contexts, ...

In a successful transplant in a man with brain death, scientists prevented the immune system from attacking a genetically ...

Scientists discover a rare genetic quirk that may extend the age of onset in people with Huntington’s disease by boosting ...

Despite the advice of two of the most successful pop anthems of the last two decades, when it comes to depression, no one can ...

Gut microbes are essential partners that help digest food, produce vitamins and train the immune system. They can also pass ...

At first glance the foxes looked unchanged but inside, the experiment was rewriting nature’s script. The team removed fear of ...

A new study reversed transplant rejection twice, uncovering the reasons for transplant rejection on a cellular level ...

New discoveries are showing how genetic variations can affect our health, from disease risks to how we respond to medicines. Understanding the genetics of animals, plants, and microbes helps us see ...