We know that some animals are bilaterian—meaning they display bilateral symmetry—while others are not, but nature is rarely ...

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

A map showing the development of somatic cell mutations in the human body has been released. A research team led by Professor ...

A fertilized egg somehow manages to build skin, brain, and blood cells within days. But how? New tech called LoxCode is ...

Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment of muscle precursors to surrounding tissue and ...

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...

The delicate balance between cell death and regeneration is crucial for human health and longevity. Most mechanisms involved ...

Chronic inflammation occurs when the immune system is stuck in attack-mode, sending cell after cell to defend and repair the ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and ...