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

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

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease in which healthy lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue.

This study shows that vacancy-engineered MoS₂ nanoflowers drive mitochondrial biogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells by ...

An organoid standard working group has recently been established, with Chinese scholars leading the effort to gather international expertise to develop a strategic plan and advance standard ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now demonstrate previously unexplained processes behind growth therapy. It ...

Two years after this, Sakaguchi was able to link these discoveries. He proved that the Foxp3 gene governs the development of ...

Scientists are edging closer to something that once sounded like science fiction: tools that might refresh aging human eggs ...

Researchers discovered that a tiny structural feature of the enzyme GPX4 helps keep neurons safe. A rare mutation removes ...

Chinese scientists have identified a key mechanism that governs the function of plant stem cells — cells that enable plants ...