A central question in molecular biology is how cells protect their chromosomes from damage during repeated cell division. At the heart of this protective process is an enzyme called telomerase. Now an ...

A Université de Montréal study has found a previously unknown mechanism in bacterial reproduction that could be attacked by ...

In new research, scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in collaboration with ...

Zombie cells' refer to senescent cells that continue to survive past the point when they should normally die. As research ...

Over one billion people worldwide are over 60, and the population is projected to more than double by 2050. But as more ...

Chips seeded with the astronauts’ bone marrow cells circled the moon to help probe how deep-space flight affects human ...

Our plants have endured another winter and are now in the process of a beautiful awakening, a transformation nothing short of ...

The long and surprisingly dangerous journey undertaken by primordial germ cells - which ultimately become sperm or eggs - has ...

The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) will honor Dr. White at their annual awards gala at the ...

Researchers have defined a new genetic disease caused by a mutation in the IVNS1ABP gene. The condition marks a rare combination of premature physical aging and progressive neurological decline caused ...

Cortical Labs says the stunt points toward a new kind of low-power computing—and perhaps a new way to study neurological ...

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of childhood cancer. In this type of cancer, which affects blood cells, one of the most common abnormalities is the presence of cells with ...