Our understanding of human placenta formation just deepened with the discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic ...

Bacteria are among the most diverse and ancient forms of life on Earth. Yet, much of what is known about them comes from a ...

Human intestinal M cells function as dendritic cell-like antigen-presenting cells, displaying constitutive MHC-II activity ...

Leading synthetic biologists have shared hard-won lessons from their decade-long quest to build the world's first synthetic ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The human small intestine absorbs nutrients while protecting us from potentially harmful microbes. One of the cell types that ...