Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Much like a car, a cell wouldn’t function without all its parts ...

I’d love to read a creepy science fiction story where people dissolve. I asked my friend Anders Omsland if that could happen. He’s a biomedical researcher at Washington State University. He told me a ...

Yoshinori Osumi, the 2016 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 大臣官房人事課 via Wikimedia Commons Even the best-made machines eventually break down. And the human body, made up of millions ...