Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that...
Scientists have fixed a hole in a monkey's retina with a patch derived from human stem cells.This feat — described in a study...
Researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Koran have successfully created transparent...
Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism...
Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism...
The long-term effects of respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 are a major public health burden. Some estimates suggest over...
In 1817, a British physician named James Parkinson published An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, describing for the first time cases of...
Most flu viruses enter human cells through a single entryway — but new research has revealed a "back door" some germs can use...
For the first time, scientists have grown 3D brain models using cells from multiple people. The new hybrid creations, which researchers...
Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether it’s the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clock’s pendulum,...
You’ve likely heard that you can get iron from eating spinach and steak. You might also know that it’s an essential trace element...
Scientists have charted a comprehensive map of the brain cells responsible for keeping us awake. In doing so, they aim to better understand...
In an experiment reminiscent of "Frankenstein," scientists found that rat brain cells can fill in for lost neurons in mice, even allowing...
You take a sip of water but suddenly burst into uncontrollable coughing — your drink has "gone down the wrong pipe." It turns...
"Zombie cells" lurking in the placenta may underpin a type of heart failure that strikes in late pregnancy or shortly after birth,...
Saturn has 146 confirmed moons – more than any other planet in the solar system – but one called Enceladus stands out. It appears...
Microplastics may hang around in the body longer than scientists previously thought and may contribute to the spread of cancer when...
The human body's roughly 30 trillion cells don't need all of their genes switched on at once. Instead, cells tightly control the activity...
