When the first humans moved out of Africa, they carried their gut microbes with them. Turns out, these microbes also evolved along with them.
New research reveals that cancer is rife with bacteria and fungi — a rich ecosystem that scientists say offers new possibilities for the detection and even the treatment of cancer
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The key ingredient in our oldest vaccine is a mystery that goes back 200 years.
Findings point to improvements in organ transplants and raise questions over nature of death
Your personality might be shaped by whether your internal clock make you a “morning person” or a “night person.
The gene-editing technology has led to innovations in medicine, evolution and agriculture — and raised profound ethical questions about altering human DNA.
A wave of parents has been radicalized by Covid-era misinformation to reject ordinary childhood immunizations — with potentially lethal consequences.
A new viral outbreak is testing whether the world has learned anything from COVID.
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