Biology

Semi-living “cyborg” cells might one day do everything from deliver cancer treatments to help clean up the environment.

The human microbiome is largely influenced by our social interactions, according to the largest study to date of microbiome transmission.

A new study has identified the substance used by our white blood cells to reduce inflammation when it is no longer needed.

Jupiter's moon Io is thought to be inhospitable, but new data suggests life could exist underground, perhaps in lava tubes.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch

Researchers set out to find the least amount of walking one could do to offset the harmful health effects of sitting.

Keith Diaz

After a monumental year of breakthroughs, scientists, investors, and CEOs share which areas of biotech they are eagerly watching this year.

Kira Peikoff

Microproteins encoded in short strands of DNA reveal our recent evolutionary history, and hint at how human genetics may be changing.

Lab-grown eye cells have demonstrated an ability to communicate, a huge milestone along the path to using them to reverse blindness.

People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease, and researchers want to know why.

Andrew Bubak

Biotech startup Rejuvenate Bio says it has extended the lives of elderly mice by 7% using a technique called “partial reprogramming.”