The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises ...

In “Replaceable You,” Mary Roach describes mind-boggling efforts to replace human body parts—and why it’s proven to be so ...

Osteoporosis is characterized by a weakening of bones, and as of now, there's no known treatment. But a recent study might ...

Kate Adamala started work on a cell in which the natural molecular structure is reversed. Then a possible doomsday scenario became clear.

The embryo-like model could help scientists test new drugs, create stem cells for transplants and research blood disorders ...

Despite being one of the oldest branches of healthcare, dentistry remains strangely unfamiliar to many. Some see it as a mere ...

They were pregnant. Some were prisoners. Others were the poorest of the poor, forgotten in death as in life. Yet dissection ...

The From Labs to Lives Blog provides clear, accessible explainers on everyday topics for which UC Davis has expertise. Each post is reviewed by faculty or subject-matter experts, ensuring readers get ...

A new machine learning method has achieved what even AlphaFold cannot — the design of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), the shape-shifting biomolecules that make up nearly 30% of all human ...

These cases have lodged in our memory like a bazooka projectile in the chest… or, perhaps, a fir tree in the lung.

This video introduces the basics of human body proportions using simplified shapes. It demonstrates a step-by-step approach to constructing the body with forms like cylinders, spheres, and boxes.

As a kid of the 1970s, Mary Roach sat in front of the TV watching “The Six Million Dollar Man” promise a techno-rebirth. “We can rebuild him,” the narrator intoned. “Better than he was before. Better.