A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Chinese scientists have reportedly achieved the world’s first reversal of type 2 diabetes using stem cell therapy, transplanting lab-grown insulin-producing beta cells derived from patients’ own stem ...

Chinese scientists have achieved the world's first reversal of type-2 diabetes using stem-cell therapy. Here is what you need to know about the breakthrough and why it matters for the world and for ...

Let’s start with a quick biology refresher: Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. They convert the food we eat into ...

A team led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists have developed a new technology that can eavesdrop on the hidden electrical dialogues unfolding inside miniature, lab-grown ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A Texas A&M University researcher received a multi-million-dollar grant to advance brain cell ...

Experiments reveal that unsaturated lipid membranes promote vesicle fusion and DNA retention during freeze–thaw cycles, highlighting icy environments as potential drivers of protocell evolution. Today ...

In a technical briefing that included Car and Driver, Ford's advanced EV group detailed how the platform abandons compromises ...

Innovations in imaging and genetic engineering are coming together to probe the biophysics of cytoplasm inside living animals.

The tiny shell protecting the HIV virus resembles a slightly rounded ice cream cone, but there is nothing sweet about it. More than 40 million people worldwide live with AIDS because of this virus, ...

Get a closer look at the biotech ophthalmology landscape to discover exactly how companies are approaching the treatment of eye diseases.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how scientists understand proteins—these are working molecules that drive nearly every process in the human body, from cell growth and immune defense to ...