Human bodies are not nearly as clear-cut as school textbooks might suggest, or as social media shows you. Recently, people ...

Why human hair stops growing at a certain length comes down to a biological clock built into every follicle — here's the ...

As one of four panels that will provide input to the steering committee of "A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars;" the Panel on Biological and Physical Sciences and Human Factors will ...

There are some truly disturbing and even creepy things about the human body that would sound like science fiction if we ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study published in Biological Reviews critically examines the parallels and key differences between human migration and biological invasions. Bringing together experts from both the natural and ...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in human milk play a crucial role in infant development and health. These molecules are well-known to regulate gene expression and are involved in various biological processes. This ...

While analytical methods portray skeletal sex differences as almost purely binary (female or male), a person's sex—including ...

A 3D graphic showing an artist's interpretation of human X and Y chromosomes. On the left are blue bundles of genetic material making an X shape and on the right blue bundles of genetic material ...

Purdue University College of Science has named Professor Peristera Paschou as the next head of the Department of Biological Sciences Professor Peristera Paschou, a researcher focusing on genomics and ...