Five Cambridge scientists have been elected as members of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO).

Mutations that accumulate in blood cells with age and raise the risk of leukemia and lymphoma can also colonize the brain’s ...

Researchers from Skoltech and co-authors from AIRI have, for the first time, quantitatively assessed how somatic ...

Miami scientists at the University of Miami say mitochondrial DNA damage does not simply fade away inside the brain cells hit ...

Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward ...

Understanding the origin of life requires addressing a collection of overlapping scientific questions. We’ve made a lot of progress toward explaining how simple chemicals present on an early Earth ...

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from scratch after building ...

Daniel Cressy, 23, says path leading to completion of curative gene therapy is his ‘greatest blessing’ A young south-eastern Louisiana man recently became the first person in his region to be ...

Scientists have built a massive cellular atlas showing how aging reshapes the body across 21 organs. Studying nearly 7 million cells, they found that aging starts earlier than expected and unfolds in ...

Regenerative medicine is renowned for its potential to restore or replace damaged or diseased organs by harnessing stem cells. The power of regenerative medicine will be especially valuable for ...