Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have reconciled two closely related but contentious mechanisms underlying ...

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

Incoming information from the retina is channeled into two pathways in the brain's visual system: one that's responsible for ...

Researchers have identified a rare cell type and the signaling pathway behind how lung damage from toxins like wildfire smoke ...

Pycnogonum litorale, adult male feeding on a sea anemone. C: Georg Brenneis The first high-quality pycnogonid genome provides ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap — the telomere — is worn away. Most cells use ...

MIT researchers found that early low-quality visual input may influence how the brain develops its two key visual pathways: ...

Your red blood cells need a specific sodium balance to move through the body, suspended in the plasma. “It maintains your ...

Undergraduates from 14 schools across the country had the opportunity to explore the field of cancer research at a UAMS ...

a series of recommendations aimed at ensuring that all students— biology majors and those majoring in other fields—gain a ...