These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, ...

Floating about in microgravity might seem like a blissful reprieve for the human body's weight-bearing skeleton, but when ...

It may be disturbing to characterize human bodies in such commodifying terms, but the unavoidable reality is that human ...

Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day ...

The new scientific concept of Bodyoids involves human-like bodies grown from stem cells without brains or consciousness.

Human biology is not black and white. Although newborns are typically categorized as male or female at birth based on visible ...

Often compared to a computer, the body's most complex organ operates using a code of electrical and chemical signals. These signals transmit through wires, nodes and networks to process and store ...

According to three Stanford scientists, lack of human biological material is a “major bottleneck to progress” for medical research. A steadily growing idea is one known as “bodyoids”—biological ...

Rutgers faculty elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are ...

Science journalist and self-proclaimed eco-nerd Ziya Tong had her home, food and body tested for microplastics while making ...

In addition to causing several types of cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to bring a significantly increased risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease, according to a new study.

Scientists have announced that they successfully maintained the function of a genetically modified pig liver for a brief ...