A remarkably small bacterium containing fewer than 500 genes serves as the basis for one of the most detailed digital life reconstructions ever created. Using computer technology, scientists have ...

Our bodies perform many critical metabolic reactions, using a wide range of enzymes and other molecules. When there is a ...

Geroscience examines the underlying biology of aging to delay chronic diseases and extend the healthy years of human life.

Three Vietnamese researchers in Hong Kong have solved a 20-year puzzle in molecular biology that could reshape how scientists ...

A surprising energy imbalance in the brain and blood cells may offer a new way to detect and treat depression earlier.

In a development that could transform how scientists study cancer, neurodegeneration and inflammation, researchers have invented a new sensor that enables MRI machines to visualize molecular activity ...

Researchers may have discovered a new way to diagnose and treat major depression at the earliest stage of the condition, ...

Researchers developed a protein-based sensor that lets MRI machines visualize molecular activity inside cells, potentially transforming study of cancer and disease.

Researchers may have found a new way to detect and treat major depression early, helping patients recover more effectively. University of Queensland researchers, in collaboration with the University ...

Inside each of your cells lies a nucleus, its master command center. Protected inside each nucleus are your chromosomes, ...

They live in our houses, drink our water and even sleep in our beds. Cats have become an integral part of many households and share much of our lives. They also share much of their biology with humans ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.