New discoveries are challenging the binary notion of “living” versus “non-living.”A recently discovered organism is a surprising microbe that shares traits with both viruses and cellular life. It can ...

If you’re one of the folks who looks forward to pumpkins every fall, the long summer wait can be tough. For farmers, the ...

Launched in 2023, the O'Shaughnessy Fellowships program discovers and empowers the world's boldest creatives, builders and researchers. Fellows receive a $100,000 grant and gain access to OSV's ...

Researchers from Skoltech, Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have studied ...

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Genome editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 have transformed biology, medicine, and agriculture, but concerns remain about ...

Water is essential at all stages of food production, from irrigation to food processing to washing fruit and vegetables ...

This newly found organism doesn’t act like a virus or a cell, and that could change everything we know about biology.

Senescent cells, which are damaged and inflammatory, contribute significantly to aging. Researchers at the Max Planck ...