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In a remarkable achievement that is already impacting how we detect and diagnose disease, UK Biobank has completed the ...

The British painter has dedicated her career to depicting human flesh, especially that of women, with deep empathy.

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Researchers at Stanford University and Simon Fraser University recently introduced TWIST (teleoperated whole-body imitation system), a new system that allows humanoid robots to closely imitate the ...

Scientists are proposing the creation of “bodyoids” — lab-grown human bodies — to help solve critical medical challenges facing society today. These structures could potentially transform how we ...

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But we’ve learned quite a lot of fascinating things about the human body this year, too, in relation to topics ranging from eye and uterus transplants to vitamin D levels and aging.

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.