R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term ...

Plant immunity is largely initiated at the cellular level, with each cell capable of autonomous detection and response, while ...

The blobfish, once considered the ugliest animal in the world, has since had quite the redemption arc. Years after it was ...

An adult specimen of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi seen from above. In the center of the image, it is possible to ...

From whale hearts to giraffe tongues, explore how huge and tiny animal body parts really are, using everyday objects as your ...

The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

A team in Germany has shown that mouse brain tissue can regain measurable signs of activity after being preserved in a ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the ...

A new study suggests a widely used bone hormone could help relieve chronic back pain in an unexpected way. Instead of just ...

Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab‑grown ...

Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental Health and Neurodegeneration Themes. She receives Royalties from Cambridge University Press for Brain ...

Purdue researchers created a contraceptive vaccine that sharply cuts fertility to help manage wildlife overpopulation ...