Every time a eukaryotic cell divides, it faces a monumental challenge: It must carefully duplicate and divide its genetic ...

A new discovery inside your cells may change how scientists understand disease and design future treatments. Researchers have found a previously unknown structure in mammalian cells, something they ...

LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is a specialized process for degrading dead cells, microbes or other particles. It plays a ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research have mapped the molecular landscape of the mouse hippocampus, a ...

DNA folding is more important for cell function than previously thought, finding that even the most subtle changes in DNA’s ...

Taste receptors are specialized proteins that facilitate the sense of taste. There are different groups of receptors for ...

Research with rats has shown that a maternal diet lacking protein during these stages leads to changes in the structure and function of the epididymis, which would explain impairments in motility, ...

Turning genes on and off is like flipping a light switch, controlling whether genes in a cell are active. When a gene is ...

Identifying a key protein's role could improve the common mental health medications and point to new treatments for inflammation-related diseases, a medicinal chemist says. Benzodiazepines like Valium ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to ...