We tend to view ourselves and the complex cells that build us as a distinct branch of the tree of life from the compact, ...

Researchers discovered that declining levels of phosphatidylcholine may be a major cause of age-related mitochondrial ...

We tend to think of the DNA strands that contain our genetic code as consistent, stable units. But in reality, the cells that ...

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A new therapy has the potential to cure hundreds of diseases — and even reverse aging. Credit...Photo illustration by Kensuke Koike Supported by By Susan Dominus Why are babies born young? The most ...

Two scientists whose work ushered in the first approved therapy using the gene-editing tool CRISPR have won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. The prize winners ‪—‬ Dr. Swee Lay Thein ...

Five years ago, scientists watched in wonder as synthetic bacteria grew and split into daughter cells. The bacteria’s extremely stripped-down genome still supported its entire life cycle. It was a ...

A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows cytoplasm (blue cubes), mRNA degradation machinery molecules (pink), and sugar transporters (brown). Right half adds the membrane ...

Fetty Wap outlined post-release goals and vocational training on The Tamron Hall Show, underscoring a bid for stability alongside measured plans for music. The “Trap Queen” rapper said he earned his ...

For decades, scientists have believed that complex life began when two very different microbes joined forces, eventually giving rise to plants, animals, and fungi. But one major puzzle remained: how ...

Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and the molecular events within them are dynamic, and developmental processes, ...

Life’s fundamental structure is the cell, and so the main things that a cell does — processing biomolecules, growing, replicating its genetic material and producing a new body — are considered ...