It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

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The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy, which results in recurring seizures and cognitive dysfunction, is associated with premature aging of ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

Scientists have long puzzled over the origins of eukaryotes, the domain of life defined by cells with a membrane-bound nucleus, which includes all animals, plants, fungi, and insects. If they unravel ...

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help ...

Clearing out “aged” brain cells dramatically reduced seizures and restored memory in a new epilepsy study.

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A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals ...