Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

Scientists have successfully created immature human egg-like cells from skin-derived stem cells, a significant step in ...

Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors is standard first-line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), but ...

Plenty of useful facts are taught in biology classes − from the nutrients necessary for the human body to the mechanisms that ...

Barresi, who is professor of biological sciences and chair of the Smith College neuroscience program, is creating artworks ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues ...

Science still faces mysteries like dark matter, consciousness, and the origin of life—questions that challenge researchers and push the limits of understanding.

Despite several therapeutic strategies having been developed, cancer is still one of the leading causes of mortality ...

Genomics has administered a double dose of litigation to Illumina, joining with separate partners in a pair of federal lawsuits accusing the sequencing giant of infringing on nine patents related to ...

In the context of aging populations worldwide, the incidence of orthopedic diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, impaired fracture healing, ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...