Instead of designing from scratch, Kruk and her team draw inspiration from evolution's finest work: the human body. "Nature doesn't guess—it evolves," says Kruk.

A conservative estimate is that 30,000 human genes produce ten times as many proteins in the human body, and figuring out what these proteins do will be a challenge for a century or more.

The unique human body part that evolution cannot explain. ... Some parts of human nature may be destined to remain a mystery. Max Telford is a Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy ...

What Happens to the Human Body in Space? Data from astronauts who spent 340 days in orbit will add to almost 55 years of research on how low gravity sends Earthlings for a loop.

New research based on the findings, published in several papers Wednesday in Nature and its sister journals, represents a “leap in understanding of the human body,” according to the Human Cell ...