Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...

If your pet had any genetic diseases or increased disease risk because of their genetics, then any clones will inherit these ...

A collaborative effort by the Formosa-Jordan lab from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, ...

Your skin is in a constant state of reinvention. Every month, your body sheds and regenerates its entire outer layer—a ...

Surprised researchers discover hormone-sensitive lipase in the nuclei of fat cells, part of a finely tuned system that ...

Researchers have discovered that tiny cell structures called primary cilia help repair DNA in bile duct cells, opening new possibilities for treating bile duct and other cancers with limited options.

By contrast, glial cells seemed to be electrically silent and were dismissed as dull by most researchers. Some glia, called ...

Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell because of their energy generating capabilities. These little ...

Life on Earth began simply. For billions of years, tiny microbes ruled the planet. Then, one day in deep time, something changed. Cells gained a nucleus, built inner compartments and learned to ...