Each day, a human adult loses on average 50 to 70 billion cells, which die from natural causes alone. New cells replace lost ...

Heidelberg biochemists and structural biologists from Shanghai unravel the roles of two key regulatory factors in mRNA ...

In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections.

As warehouses go, nuclei are more like libraries than bank vaults. Too many cellular components need access to the genome to lock it down like Fort Knox. Instead, large groupings of more than 1,000 ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details about the genetic structure of ovarian cancer stem cells, ...

At first glance, it looked like a genetic error — so severe it should have crippled the animal. But instead, it helped turn ...

Traditional vaccines work by stimulating the immune system, but their effectiveness is often limited by how well they can ...

New research adds to the understanding of how mitochondria function during spermatogenesis, the process by which sperm cells ...

Scientists have identified distinct thirst and hunger neurons in the amygdala that drive eating and drinking, offering insights into nutrition, addiction, and disorders.

Sarcomas are among the rarest and most enigmatic forms of cancer, accounting for just 1% of all adult cancer diagnoses ...