Now, new research by Penn State scientists has revealed this vital process may be governed by a previously unknown molecular ...

When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells.

Multicellularity is one of the most profound phenomena in biology, and relies on the ability of a single cell to reorganize ...

Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen. Cancer cells enlist normally protective abdominal cells, forming mixed groups that work together to invade new ...

Scientists have identified a mirror-image form of the amino acid cysteine that selectively slows the growth of certain ...

The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster ...

The study introduces an atomic single electron transistor that maps the electrostatic potential in a moiré unit cell, enhancing understanding of vdW materials.

King's College London researchers have created a unique collection of human stem cell models that could help to uncover why HIV leads to different outcomes in different people. The research was ...

Scientists may have stumbled across a network of vessels in the brain that helps clear out waste fluid – a discovery that could "represent a paradigm shift in our understanding of all neurodegenerativ ...

Scientists have a solid understanding of what makes up spindles — the cellular machinery that separates chromosomes — but are less certain about how the building blocks of spindles, called ...

As much as 45 oceans’ worth of hydrogen may be in Earth’s core, scientists reported, suggesting most of Earth’s water was ...