Biology

A controversial arsenic microbe study unveiled 15 years ago has been retracted. The study’s authors are crying foul

This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger everything from cancer to rare genetic disorders—and potentially revolutionizing personalized medicine

Super Agers author Eric Topol unpacks the rise of biological age tests—from organ clocks to immune system clocks—and how they might revolutionize early diagnosis of disease

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing possibilities to scientists

When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS

Dolphins seem to “feel” their way across the sea with narrow, sweeping beams of sonar

Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment of muscle precursors to surrounding tissue and decreasing fat accumulation

A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid for food in times of need

Massaging one another with kelp could help orcas keep their skin healthy

Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to “say”

New research shows father-daughter relationships have a positive influence on female baboons’ lives—when the dads stick around

Screwworm parasites primarily infect livestock, but human cases have risen in Central America after the pests escaped containment