Geroscience shifts the medical focus from treating individual diseases to targeting the fundamental biological drivers of aging. Cellular senescence involves aging cells that cease division but ...

When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

J. Craig Venter, one of the lead scientists in sequencing the human genome and a pioneer of modern genomics, died on ...

As one of four panels that will provide input to the steering committee of "Key Non-Polar Destinations Across the Moon to Address Decadal-level Science Objectives with Human Explorers," the Panel on ...

AI could "give the scientific community a way to address the most difficult and urgent questions in human health," argues ...

In a recent perspective article published in the journal Nature Communications, over 30 scientists from around the world discussed the action plans and principles of the global scientific initiative ...

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The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 25 international members in recognition of ...

New identity reflects the urgency of biologist Jeremy Griffith’s explanation of the underlying cause of global crises.

The Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in space life and physical sciences with the research ...

Now, scientists are taking control of that formula. The equation for making a human is not straightforward anymore. In a ...