A new study suggests fat cells keep a memory of previous weight gain, which may help to explain why this happens. Losing weight can be a lot of work, which makes it all the more frustrating when ...

Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a molecular sense. Neurons have historically been the cell most associated with memory. But far outside the brain, kidney cells can also store ...

Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in which tumors evade drugs designed to starve and kill them, a study shows. Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in ...

Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults. By Carl Zimmer Shortly after conception, a fertilized egg divides ...

“Every winner comes with a story,” Savare said. “Sometimes they’re a food restaurant, like Perfecto’s Mexican Restaurant. They’ve won many times, but you get different types of winner ...