Using a tiny, acid-tolerant yeast, scientists have demonstrated a cost-effective way to make disposable diapers, ...

New research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) warns that hybrid forms of the parasites that cause ...

The need to change regulations around gene-editing treatments was endorsed in November by the head of the US Food and Drug ...

Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer existing organisms and to potentially create novel ones not found in nature. This report explores and ...

Today, the Council approved conclusions on life sciences for the Union’s competitiveness. The Council welcomes the ambition of making the EU the world’s most attractive place for life sciences by 2030 ...

Quantum technologies might seem incompatible with life. The quantum bits, or qubits, that make them up commonly require ultracold temperatures, and rely on hard, orderly materials like diamond or ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will convene an ad hoc planning committee to organize a workshop series with international scientists. The series will engage ...

WEST POINT, N.Y. – To meet the Army’s scientific and technical demands for future warfighting, the U.S. Military Academy is transforming the Department of Chemistry and Life Science into the ...

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AI will unlock nearly limitless potential in biology. . . . At the same time, it could create new pathways for malicious actors to synthesize harmful pathogens and other biomolecules. — America’s AI ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly simple “tissue code”: five rules that choreograph when, where, and how cells divide, move, and die, allowing organs like the colon to remain flawlessly ...