Articles by

Tina Hesman Saey

The AI model OpenFold3 takes a crucial step in making protein predictions

A new AI model is opening the black box of the leading artificial intelligence tool for predicting...

Most women get uterine fibroids. This researcher wants to know why

Painful experience has taught Erika Moore that benign doesn’t always mean harmless. Moore, a biomedical engineer at...

Scientists made human egg cells from skin cells

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in...

More young U.S. adults report trouble with memory and focus

More U.S. adults than ever report having serious trouble concentrating, remembering or making decisions. In 2023, more...

What makes chocolate taste so good? It’s the microbes

Like wine and cheese, chocolate has terroir, a sense of the place it was grown. Each bonbon...

Could babies get bird flu through breast milk? Maybe, a study hints

Human breast tissue may be capable of hosting — and passing on — bird flu. Human mammary...

This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration

A snail may hold the key to restoring vision for people with some eye diseases. Golden apple...

Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections

Probiotics aren’t universally gut-friendly, a study in mice suggests. At least one type of usually beneficial gut...