An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have published a study demonstrating the use of an advanced ...

High-resolution structures explain the mechanism of human PNPase and provide insights into mutations causing hereditary ...

When blood cancer in children progresses particularly aggressively, it is often due to a genetic defect: a gene fusion, such ...

The outlook for dementia care is changing fast. UC experts explain what that means for patients and families, and what it ...

Researchers have used cryo-EM and computational tools to visualize ribozyme assembly, shedding light on life's most versatile ...

The mammalian elongation complex has remained a mystery – until researchers discovered how it controls its speed.

All cells need to sense and respond to their environment, to know when to activate genes, build proteins, and carry out their basic functions. One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how ...

A new study has identified a critical "pressure sensor" inside the kidney that helps the body control blood pressure and ...

A new study has looked at the links between microplastics and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in an attempt to ...