Information pervades the universe, yet means nothing. Meaning emerged when matter organized into systems that could ...

Scientists have uncovered a new way embryonic cells divide when conventional mechanisms fail. Cell division underpins all ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

This important study, which tackles the challenge of analyzing genome integrity and instability in unicellular pathogens by introducing a novel single-cell genomics approach, presents compelling ...

Ocean microbes keep the planet healthy by cycling nutrients and capturing carbon, but a detailed and precise map of where ...

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

Scientists have transformed enigmatic cell structures, called vaults, into storage units for messenger-RNA molecules made in ...

An international group of researchers led by Pompeu Fabra University has discovered the nanomachine that controls ...

The platform has become a core technology around the world, relied on by governments and extended families alike. What are we ...