“Mirror life”—a synthetic organism, mirror-reversed on the molecular level from natural life—sounds like an impossibility. And so far, it is—even the simplest mirror bacterium would be dramatically ...

Imagine an official in India facing a public health crisis, say a new variant of the often-deadly Nipah virus cropping up in clinics. A new vaccine could help to contain the outbreak, but developing ...

With around 10,000 diseases known to humankind and over 90% that still have no approved treatments, there’s considerable demand in the specialized life science sector. As Joel Marcus, co-founder and ...

The blood-brain-barrier is both a vital defence and a formidable obstacle. It protects the brain from toxic substances that circulate in the blood, but limits the delivery of drugs that could be used ...

With the life science park as the jewel in its crown, the life sciences zone in the Changping district of Beijing is growing and branching out into novel areas of research and development. In the post ...

The U.S. life sciences industry entered 2026 with surprising momentum, following threats of tariffs and disrupted trade, NIH funding cuts, and a sluggish IPO market. Accounting for more than ...