There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 ...

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle suffered a season-ending Achilles tear during 49ers’ playoff victory over ...

The discovery of a giant virus called Ushikuvirus offers inklings into the origin and evolution of our complex cells and new ...

The constant, energy-driven motion inside living cells may generate electricity in a way no one fully recognized before.

Inside every living cell, proteins and membranes are in constant motion, reshaping, colliding, and flexing as they keep an ...

Researchers have unseated a previous theory for the mechanism underlying bacterial flagella movement, changing our ...

Randomness inside cells can decide whether a cancer returns after chemotherapy or whether an infection survives antibiotics.