An 'extremophile' microbe nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium" could protect humans as it has been found to resist damage from radiation. The bacterium known as Deinococcus radiodurans has the ability to ...

An 'extremophile' microbe nicknamed "Conan the Bacterium" could protect humans as it has been found to resist damage from radiation. The bacterium known as Deinococcus radiodurans has the ability to ...

Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing?

Insect-computer hybrids, sometimes called biobots, have been the subject of research for years. The idea is simple: harness ...

Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build the spine and nervous ...

Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cogni tion, but little is known about its specific impact on the brain. To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, ...

While these “mirror cells” could have profound medical implications, a new 299-page report warns that a mirror pathogen could ...