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

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...

Another protein central to this process is NuMA, which is essential for spindle pole organisation. Normally, NuMA gathers at ...

In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in diameter. By comparison, this corresponds to a 40-kilometer thread packed ...

Scientists are hoping to use genetic engineering to reduce the transmission of Lyme disease. The scientists' target is not ...

In the Wang Lab, it's not unusual for worms to live for a long time. HHMI Janelia Research Campus Senior Group Leader Meng ...

Two landmark international studies show that brain biomarkers can predict whether people with REM sleep behaviour disorder ...

Today, Sept. 17, 2025, Colossal has announced a breakthrough in culturing pigeon primordial germ cells (PGCs), a crucial step ...

This mechanism for conferring longevity across generations could also explain how other stress-adaptive traits are passed to offspring.

UCLA researchers have made strides in developing a stem cell gene therapy for alpha thalassemia major, a severe, inherited ...

The “de-extinction” biotech company announced it cleared an early hurdle by growing primordial germ cells from the common ...