A planned first-in-human trial aims to treat GM1 gangliosidosis in utero, possibly laying the foundation for prenatal gene ...

Small head impacts that did not cause any symptoms were linked with microbial diversity shifts in athletes, offering clues ...

Studies from around the world suggest prolonged heat exposure during pregnancy can disrupt blood sugar regulation, increasing ...

A new stem-cell-derived model suggests human pancreatic cells require multiple genetic failures before becoming cancerous and ...

Combining pre-formed vesicles with nucleic acid cargo at the point of care can remove long-standing barriers to personalized ...

Analysis of more than 2,500 science stories revealed that men were quoted more often than women, highlighting systemic gender ...

Sandeep Eswarappa reflects on how his team’s UV-resistant-tardigrade discovery evolved into space experiments exploring ...

In early April, the MV Hondius cruise ship sailed off the Argentinian Tierra del Fuego region destined for Cape Verde on the coast of West Africa. During the month that ensued, passengers began to ...

Using a particle accelerator, researchers created high-resolution 3D scans of thousands of ant species, creating a database ...

Researchers from the Broad Institute used a precision genome-editing tool to switch off the production of the misfolded ...

The brain is at the center of who people are, shaping how they think, feel, and move through the world. This year, the top neuroscience stories covered topics ranging from how microplastics build up ...

I n December 2020, mRNA vaccines leapt into the limelight as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, millions of people ...