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.

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

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

A new study published in Nature Biotechnology shows that stem cell differentiation is linked to cellular structures called ...

DnaK/DnaJ or Trigger factor and find that chaperone dependence during primary biogenesis in vivo does not track with ...

IN a study of the structure of the cell wall of baker's yeast with the electron microscope, one of us (A. L. H.) obtained results which induced us to start microchemical work on the presence of chitin ...

THE structures of many compounds and alloys have been shown to be essentially super-lattices on a few basic lattices. Interest in the diamond structure in particular has been stimulated recently by ...

The top performing secondary schools for GCSE performance have been revealed. The Department of Education this week published data for every secondary school in England based on GCSE results for the ...

The man suspected in the 1973 murder of a 21-year-old woman in East Hartford was found unresponsive in his prison cell and later died, according to the Connecticut Department of Correction. Police ...

Influenza virus is a common cause of human respiratory infection with a high rate of morbidity and mortality, particularly in the elderly and in infants. The influenza particle, or virion, is ...

Basophils are white blood cells that the bone marrow makes. They play a role in a healthy immune system. Having more or less basophils than usual may be a sign of inflammation, hyperthyroidism, or ...