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

AFRICA: CREATURES consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive. The ...

Living organisms quietly emit light. This glow is real, measurable, and tied to life itself. Researchers at the University of ...

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 newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and ...

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

Some experts think “xenobot” cells that reorganize themselves after death signify a form of consciousness—while others ...

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 ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...

A study reveals that the Latin American jatobá plant has powerful anti-inflammatory compounds in its bark, leaves, and seeds.

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