A massive gene experiment exposed how the brain builds itself, and uncovered a hidden cause of severe developmental issues.

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Understanding why cancer cells rely on specific genes is critical for designing effective targeted therapies. A new study ...

Scientists confirm that your mileage may vary in how you respond to workouts, but everyone benefits in the end.

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, launched the National Biodiversity Assessment ...

It’s incredible how much our lives have changed over the last 50 years. If you were around back then, you’d remember a world ...

In our latest interview, News-Medical speaks with Rosanna Zhang from ACROBiosystems about utilizing organoids for disease ...

I have a form of time–space synesthesia, so the new year arrives for me in a very physical way. I feel myself move around the ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

Beneath the arid slopes of the Altun Mountains in southern Xinjiang, geologists have uncovered what is now considered the ...