Background Mechanical stress on the heart is commonly considered the sole stimulus explaining the synthesis and release of ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments that indicated a new and previously undiscovered form ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...

Just as cities must carefully manage the flow of cars in and out of downtown, cells regulate the movement of molecules into and out of the nucleus.

Unorthodox biologist Michael Levin says cognition lies on a spectrum and that what humans perceive as consciousness could ...

Chundawat is a bioengineer and expert on protein engineering and glycosciences, the study of complex carbohydrates such as cellulose. To make the cells fluorescent and detectable by the microscope, he ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — ...

In a recent essay, scientists challenge the prevailing genetic-focused model of cancer, advocating for a shift towards more ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into how intercellular "glue" functions to enable ...

If Andrea Ghez had listened to her critics, one of the galaxy’s greatest mysteries might yet remain unsolved. The UCLA astronomer won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for proving the existence of a ...

Just as cities must carefully manage the flow of cars in and out of downtown, cells regulate the movement of molecules into ...

Human biology is not black and white. Although newborns are typically categorized as male or female at birth based on visible ...