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We depend on our cells being able to divide and multiply, whether it's to replace sunburnt skin or replenish our blood supply and recover from injury.

Success is never guaranteed, we need to reward doggedness and chance, Russ Swan reminds us.

Many people, perhaps most, hate the idea that life might depend on chance processes. It is a human tendency to search for meaning, and what could be more meaningful than the belief that our lives have a greater purpose, that all life in fact is guided by a supreme intelligence which manifests itself even at the level of individual molecules? 

Thanks to funding from federal agencies, these five scientists were able to take research risks or pursue wonky research, yielding unexpected discoveries that benefit humanity. 

Jon Perry is a filmmaker and science educator who produces educational videos for the YouTube channel Stated Clearly.

In 2010, University College London biochemist Nick Lane stated the primordial soup theory “doesn’t hold water” and is “past its expiration date.”

Streets through The Groves in York have now been closed to traffic for two years. We take a look back at what residents thought of the controversial…

Converting DNA sequences and particle vibrations into notes allows researchers to recognize unseen patterns and create songs for outreach

Dreamed up while driving, Deamer’s biomimetic nanopores took DNA sequencing by storm. Now, Dermot Martin follows the nanopore story from conceptio...

“IT appears all my concerns have been totally disregarded.”