Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and ...

Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

Scientists first read the human genome, a three-billion-letter biological book, in April 2003. Since then, researchers have steadily advanced the ability to write DNA, moving far beyond single-gene ...

Researchers at Syracuse University have made a striking discovery at Lassen Volcanic National Park that could reshape ...

This important study, which tackles the challenge of analyzing genome integrity and instability in unicellular pathogens by introducing a novel single-cell genomics approach, presents compelling ...

Ocean microbes keep the planet healthy by cycling nutrients and capturing carbon, but a detailed and precise map of where ...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes, microvesicles, apoptotic bodies, and many other EV subtypes, have emerged ...

We were given the most precious gift of all, through all the odds, twists and turns, global events. We emerged from a loving mother, and hopefully welcomed into a gracious family. We had no choice ...

The definition is tricky, but the effects of poor metabolic health are clear — and can wreak havoc on the body.

An international group of researchers led by Pompeu Fabra University has discovered the nanomachine that controls ...

Scientists have transformed enigmatic cell structures, called vaults, into storage units for messenger-RNA molecules made in ...