Biology

Inside the Gift of Life Donor Program’s headquarters in Philadelphia, a room serves as a sort of mission control for organ donation.

Biology students fearful that climbing costs could end cadaver studies have mobilized to support the program. But administrators say the activism is unnecessary.

Guest: Abigail Marsh An heroic act by a stranger during car accident started ...

A team at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, expanded the genetic alphabet, creating two artificial DNA "letters" called X and Y.

Two veterans receive a lung each from the same donor at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

He claims, though, that he won't actively end his life — he's always been opposed to euthanasia, and to "death with dignity" — he will not try to prolong it either.

For some, suspending from the ceiling by hooks in the skin feels like therapy.

Sound designers have a bag of acoustic “scares” to frighten and unnerve an audience.

Some say this is a turning point in using these treatments for cancer, and expect more developments in the future.

What we eat and how we feed ourselves is inherently cultural and political in nature.

Producer: Monica Rogozinski Rodale Institute is the birthplace of organic agriculture in North America. For more t ...

Shark fin is the main ingredient in a much-prized soup. Fishermen commonly cut off the fins and throw the rest of the shark overboard to drown.

The therapy can help children with a rare genetic eye disorder see better. It comes after two other recent significant developments in gene therapy.

Are bleeding oaks some sort of sign? Or just a miserable driveway mess that attracts stinging insects? On this week’s You Bet Y ...

Producer: Michael O’Reilly What do NASA, ...