Our bodies are not perfectly designed, but are a living archive of evolution. Anatomy reveals a historical record of ...

WEHI researchers have led a major global effort to create the first authoritative atlas for a class of enzymes that regulate almost every cellular process in the human body. Published in Cell, the ...

Pollutants can harm human health and enter the body through the air people breathe, the water they drink and the food they ...

Sweat rarely smells on its own. Body odour develops when bacteria on the skin break down compounds in sweat and release volatile chemicals that evaporate into the air. This interaction between sweat ...

In a recent perspective article published in the journal Nature Communications, over 30 scientists from around the world discussed the action plans and principles of the global scientific initiative ...

Imagine a world where the boundaries of biology are no longer fixed—a world where life can be created in a lab, where artificial intelligence can preserve a version of you long after you’re gone, and ...

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of tissues and organs, there is a hidden order that looks a lot like pure ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Global Thought Leader in Cybersecurity and Emerging Tech Abstract luminous DNA molecule. Doctor using tablet and check with ...

Over one billion people worldwide are over 60, and the population is projected to more than double by 2050. But as more ...

Even if you think you learned everything that you needed to know way back in biology class, everyone has knowledge gaps. And often you’re not even aware that they exist. There are tons of things we ...