Although we might feel otherwise in the moment, no part of our body is static, everything is changing and regenerating, some ...
A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human recipient who had been declared brain dead, according to research published ...
Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your ...
Science writer Mary Roach is fascinated by the human body, especially, she says, the "gooey bits and pieces of us that are performing miracles on a daily basis." Take the human heart, for instance. If ...
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