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 ...

A new Dartmouth study opens new avenues for understanding—and potentially manipulating—how cells decide to live or die.

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

Cellular, animal and computational models of the disease are providing fresh insights into biology and treatment.