Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic "marks" in a transition state between ...

A certain type of tree sap shows promise as a plant-based replacement for traditional gelatin, which is a byproduct of animal ...

Researchers found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a ...

While medical centers use ultrasound daily, so far this technology has not been capable of observing body tissues at the scale of cells. Physicists have now developed a microscopy technique based on ...

A fuel cell is a device that generates electric energy through electrochemical reactions between an oxidizing agent and a fuel – a material that stores energy in chemical form. Both species are ...

Kids laugh 25x more than adults. Here's why that hurts your health ...

South Korean solar cell company OCI Holdings Co. said on Thursday it will build a solar cell manufacturing plant in Texas through its US subsidiary Mission Solar Energy LLC. The $265 million facility ...

Whereas animal cultures affect just a few crucial behaviors, such as courtship and feeding, human cultures cover a massive and constantly expanding set of activities, from clothing to table ...

The film explores the evolution of multi-celled animals, particularly sponges ... was driven by the limitations of diffusion in larger cells, necessitating the formation of smaller, organized ...