Ants march across almost every terrestrial habitat, from scorching dunes to rainforest canopies, yet their real triumph lies in the way each colony functions as a tightly cho-reographed "superorganism" whose sterile workers labour for a single reproductive queen. What underpins their extra...
When scientists examine a slice of tumor tissue under the microscope, they see only part of the story. Gene activity, cellular architecture, and the precise location of each cell weave together a complex tapestry that determines how a cancer grows, spreads, and responds to therapy. Existing software...
June 21 is Global ALS/MND Awareness Day - a time to honor the courage of those living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and to spotlight breakthroughs around the world. Around the globe, innovative science, patient advocacy, and international collaboration - includin...
Early mammalian development unfolds in millimetre-sized embryos within hours, yet errors during this brief window cause nearly a third of all birth defects, from congenital heart disease to neural tube malformations. Using BGI's high-resolution Stereo-seq spatial transcriptomics, an internationa...
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was undoubtedly the most important biomedical research undertaking of the 20th Century, and arguably of the 21st Century so far, involving 2,400 scientists from six countries and 13 years of scientific endeavour.25 years ago today, on June 26, 2000, President Bill Clin...