This year is Star Trek ‘s 60th anniversary, and there’s a sense in which Starfleet Academy is the perfect celebration. Set in ...

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After treatment, the mice’s memories were essentially shunted back into a younger state. The researchers found that reprogrammed engrams displayed molecular behavior of more youthful cells. Using a ...

Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die is a mixed goodie bag of action, social commentary and plain absurdism. Watching it, you really ...

New research debunking AI existential threats argues that social, physical, and regulatory constraints prevent an AI apocalypse, favoring sector-specific policy instead.

The secret to regenerative life lies not in an ancient scroll or lost text, but could instead be found in a tiny jellyfish on the ocean floor, no bigger than an ant. The ...

KLF5 appears to fuel pancreatic cancer metastasis by reprogramming epigenetic controls, offering a potential new therapeutic target.

Research has uncovered a surprising biological twist: molecules that help support healthy aging can also contribute to cancer growth.

Understanding how a healthy brain works can provide insight into how it fails, too. Scientists hope that studying organoids derived from humans with neurodevelopmental disorders — particularly ...