Pipetting liquids into tiny test tubes, analyzing huge datasets, poring over research publications—all these tasks are part ...

The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study ...

Embryo development starts when a single egg cell is fertilized and starts dividing continuously. Initially a chaotic cluster, it gradually evolves into a highly organized structure. Scientists have ...

Scientists, including those at the University of Chicago, began this work in earnest about a decade ago in a quest to build a ...

Recently published research looks at the possibility that rainwater played a crucial role in stabilizing early cells, paving ...

Cell membranes from comb jellies reveal a new kind of adaptation to the deep sea: curvy lipids that conform to an ideal shape ...

Oral and orthodontic specialists confirm that the jaw structure of the body discovered in the Gaza ruins matches Sinwar’s ...

This is the first time the cell types and connections of a biological visual system have been revealed in their entirety. In total, the group has identified around 140,000 neurons — 98% of which ...

Emerging protein-design competitions aim to sift out the functional from the fantastical. But researchers hope that the real ...

Another essential part of a cell is the membrane ... the movement of substances in and out of the cell. This sophisticated membrane structure allowed for the complexity of life as we know it.