Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

A team of researchers at the University of Liverpool, working in collaboration with the Mechanobiology Institute at the ...

Scientists have created the world’s first mosquito cell map, revealing how these insects spread diseases like dengue and Zika ...

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...

Scientists uncovered how the amino acid leucine enhances mitochondrial efficiency by preserving crucial proteins that drive ...

A better understanding of protein glycosylation offers insights into disease mechanisms and helps improve therapeutic medicines.

A Northwestern Medicine-led study has identified mutations in the gene CEP76 as a new cause of ciliopathies, shedding light on a complex group of disorders that affect multiple body systems, according ...

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

A research team has developed pioneering technology that enables human kidney organoids to be produced on a scalable basis. These organoids can then be combined with pig kidneys outside the body and ...

On January 14, 2004, the United States announced a new "Vision for Space Exploration," promising that humans would not only ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

In the fight against disease, programmed cell death – also known as apoptosis – is a key protective function of the body. It ...