To stay healthy, our cells rely on a self-cleaning mechanism that removes defective or unnecessary components. This process, ...

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

Enzymes are the molecular machines that power life; they build and break down molecules, copy DNA, digest food, and drive ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center and the University of Oxford have found that a cellular housekeeping function called autophagy—by which cell components are broken down and recycled—plays a ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alexus Ables is a long way from home. The California girl grew up in Palmdale, but she always had dreams of going to college in the Deep South. “I have always been attracted ...

MADISON, Ala (WHNT) — For two years, this week’s Hoover’s Hero couldn’t walk or talk due to a traumatic brain injury. She says those years of silence were just God getting her ready to work miracles ...

SANDUSKY ― The way Wednesday evening's Division V state semifinal boys soccer match between Central Christian and Toledo Ottawa Hills at Sandusky Perkins High School was going, it seemed like it was ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient? By Carl Zimmer For more than 1,000 years, the ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, tiny loops called microcompartments remain (and even strengthen) while ...

Scientists of all ages are coming together in Mission Bay this weekend for a free event featuring fun, interactive demonstrations, experiments, games, talks and other activities. The Bay Area Science ...

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in cloning combined with fertilization and a bit of chemical coaxing caused human skin cells to produce eggs ...

When remembering this week's three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians, the Detroit Tigers will at least be able to say, "it could have been worse." If the Guardians manage to win the division ...