Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells, which form a barrier that defends the body from the outside ...

Imagine standing on a vast, dark plain. Without light, you cannot see dips and rolls in the grass or make out hills and ...

It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. As SARS-CoV-2 shifts to endemic status, questions about ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

The Protein Society, the premier international society dedicated to supporting protein research, announces the winners of the 2025 Protein Society Awards, which will be recognized  at the 39th Annual ...

A study from Cornell researchers could enable a quantum leap forward in identifying and deciphering cancer-driving genetic ...

New research sheds light on one of the biggest questions in biology: where did complex life come from? The answer may lie ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves.

Ubiquitin marks proteins for degradation, whereby ubiquitin molecules can be combined in different types and numbers forming ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants.