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In an interview, synthetic biologist Peter Carr explains research on synthetic cells, their potential benefits and hazards, ...

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For years, one of the simplest explanations for human intelligence was also one of the biggest: the human brain has an enormous number of neurons. It also has an even more enormous web of connections ...

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Honeybee queens are made not just by royal jelly, but by an entire colony engineering the perfect royal nursery.

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Pacific oyster extract protected the gut barrier and reduced inflammation in human cells, giving discarded oysters a ...

It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture ...

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that gut bacteria help regulate the development of the body's ...

Building on recent successes, scientists are focused on a promising new frontier: sending tiny particles into the body to ...

Hydrogen-powered flight has often been discussed as one of aviation's possible long-term answers to cutting emissions, but ...