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.

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can ...

Researchers say findings help to bridge the structure of the genome to its function in managing how genes are turned on and off.

The halls are quiet, the air feels heavy, and every sound makes you look twice. Ohio has plenty of spooky spots, but this one ...

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

Scientists from King's College London have successfully applied a new technology that disarms one of the most potent weapons ...

Ion channels generate electrical impulses produced by living cells. Synthetic ion channels could serve as tools for ...

A study of human astrovirus structure reveals the strategy that the virus uses to enter the body, and illuminates the ...

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

Cancer treatment has always been a balancing act—hit the tumor hard enough to kill it, but not so hard that the patient ...

A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Porto have created a new way to target ...