Biotechnology continues to advance areas like medicine, agriculture, and environmental science. The Andrew Hillman Grant for Biotech seeks to connect with students who want to contribute to these ...

Researchers have discovered 195 genomic regions jointly associated with schizophrenia and osteoporosis-related traits, ...

Randomness inside cells can decide whether a cancer returns after chemotherapy or whether an infection survives antibiotics.

If you look at a stock chart mapping the performance of the State Street SPDR S&P Biotech exchange-traded fund since early 2021, it seems to tell a simple story: The biotech sector has been a disaster ...

The Trump administration’s ambition to unleash biomedical innovation and sharpen America’s edge against China is colliding with a far messier reality inside the Food and Drug Administration. Investors ...

A new study reveals that cells hit a series of internal bottlenecks as nutrients rise, causing growth to flatten in unexpected ways. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists uncover a basic principle that ...

In 2025, landmark obesity drug deals, China’s biotech surge, and AI’s deeper integration into pharma operations drove a year of transformation and renewed momentum for life sciences. From high-stakes ...

The European Union’s upcoming Biotech Act is hotly anticipated in the world of food. The Act could be integral to food innovation, streamlining regulation in areas such as precision fermentation. The ...

Commentary: Biotechnology lets scientists engineer natural ingredients into products, often more sustainably than if they were farmed. Here's what to know. Deenie is a CNET Perspectives contributor ...

Few neighborhoods in Cambridge have seen their fortunes change as dramatically as Kendall Square. Kendall was once known for churning out soap and vulcanized rubber, then manufacturing electronics as ...

In September 2024, Akeso, a little-known Chinese biopharmaceutical company, announced that clinical trials had shown that its new drug could halt the progression of a type of lung cancer for nearly a ...