You don't have to be a genius: anemones have been using human genes to form their bodies for 600 million years.

The human body has always been crowded with microscopic passengers, from bacteria to viruses and fungi. Over the past two ...

Researchers find obelisks, mysterious RNA molecules in human bacteria that challenge our understanding of viruses and ...

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 ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new ...

How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years ...

Aging has traditionally been viewed as a gradual and continuous process shaped by time, genetics, and environment. However, ...

Bill would prohibit importation of "plastinated" human body parts into the U.S. May 21, 2008— -- Click here to read an update on this story. Twenty-one members of Congress have sponsored a bill ...

A Brian Ross undercover investigation into exhibits that millions pay to see. Feb. 13, 2008— -- Click here to read an update on this story. Plasticized bodies — every vein, muscle, organ and bone ...

Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages. Why do we hear about medical breakthroughs in mice, but rarely see them translate into cures for ...

With frigid temperatures sticking around, it’s important to keep warm, especially since all human bodies react differently to ...