The kidney's proximal tubule reabsorbs water, glucose, ions and other small molecules from the urine and thus maintains the ...

Many people still don’t understand how protein works, why it matters or the best ways to get enough of it in their diet. Here ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for ...

Custom polymer structures can now be 3D printed inside living cells using laser-based fabrication, opening paths to intracellular sensors, cell tracking tags, and embedded microlasers.

Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

A CRUMBLING corkscrew-like structure spiralling up a hill in Venezuela’s Caracas is where Nicolas Maduros’ political ...

Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

Scientists have uncovered a new way embryonic cells divide when conventional mechanisms fail. Cell division underpins all ...

UCSF scientists engineered old fibroblast cells to turn their genes on and off in the same way as young fibroblasts. The old ...

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

Researchers have developed a way to 3D print custom micrometer-sized structures directly into the interior of living cells.

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a groundbreaking cancer ...