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The origin of life is surely one of the most important questions in biology. How did inanimate molecules give rise to the ...

DNA analysis of cultural artifacts shows diverse biological profiles, but contamination and mixed signals complicate ...

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Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, based on technology invented at UC ...