The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

A collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College London has used a dual-view oblique plane ...

Cancer isn't just about broken genes-it's about broken architecture. Imagine a city where roads suddenly vanish, cutting off neighborhoods from essential services.

Dynamin is a protein that plays a central role in endocytosis—the process where cells internalize substances by wrapping them ...

Learn what happens to cells inside the nose during an RSV infection, and why infants are so vulnerable to the virus.

Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet the technology is ...

Brain organoids are revolutionising research, but their growing complexity raises unsettling ethical questions.

Cellular, animal and computational models of the disease are providing fresh insights into biology and treatment.

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

Yonghui Ding, left, and an illustration of a 3D-printed blood vessel scaffold The tiny opaque tube that Yonghui Ding holds up ...

This important study reveals that mitotic release of an ER-microtubule tether is critical for normal mitotic progression. Manipulating CLIMP63 phosphorylation, the authors provide convincing evidence ...

Deep vertical holes and re-entrant features challenge the best metrology methods.