Today's biomedical researchers are relentlessly searching for genes that drive disease, with the goal of creating therapies ...

Between the 16th and 19th centuries, when colonialism was the prevailing order, it is not surprising that scientific ...

The Humanist Society of Santa Barbara recently hosted a talk "The Misinformation Trap and Changing Minds: My Journey from ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic predispositions and environmental exposures converge to cause autism spectrum ...

A new Dartmouth study opens new avenues for understanding—and potentially manipulating—how cells decide to live or die.

As Christmas Eve draws near, we're reminded of the tireless elves behind the scenes, toiling in workshops to bring festive magic to life.Author ...

Breast cancer comes with many variables. A pair of powerful genomic tests can help women and their care teams make personalized care decisions.

The test is now ordered by breast surgeons or radiation oncologists in more than 85% of the top 50 U.S. cancer centers. “DCISionRT is becoming the standard of care for physicians and patients ...

The coming era of biosecurity will demand a broader and more adaptive approach as AI, powerful biological engineering ...

Sequencing diverse populations revealed over 41,000 transcripts missing in Eurocentric references, exposing ancestry bias ...

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently released a series of informational updates on chronic-wasting disease that's found in deer. State deer biologist Jace Elliott says they want to get ...