The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...

Aluminum had already dealt with its share of bad press—researchers in the 60s and 70s noticed that Alzheimer's disease patients had high levels of ... in breast cells. Type “aluminum ...

Segmental organization is established by different morphogenetic modes in short-germ and long-germ insects, and entails different roles for homologous genes 33. Cell-lineage specification and ...

as the current rules for funding and career advancement favour researchers working with model organisms or cells, rather than humans. “If they [translational researchers] don't know the rules ...

Single-celled organisms that group together can generate stronger water currents to pull in food, a benefit that may have ...

Unlike traditional microscopes that use light or lenses, DNA microscopy creates images by calculating interactions among ...

The International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to recognize Alice Rossi, PhD, Francis Crick Institute, UK ...

Research by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists centers on RNA, a nucleic acid that plays a crucial role in most ...

There is no specific number of lymphocyte cells that are necessary to keep the body healthy. This is because lymphocyte levels can change according to a person’s race, gender, location ...

A team of researchers at Gladstone Institutes has released a novel computational tool called CHOIR that can improve the ...