One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have developed two powerful computational tools that could transform how researchers ...

From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop ...

Liver disease is a major global health problem, causing over two million deaths worldwide each year. While animal models have ...

According to Japanese scientists, certain bacteria found in the digestive systems of frogs and lizards can completely ...

Your liver cells are forgetting how to do their jobs under dietary stress. Here's how that signals cancer risk years before ...

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 ...

Our circadian cycle doesn’t just affect our sleeping and waking, but our motivations, mood, behaviour and alertness. Whether you are a lark or an owl, here’s how to recognise your own rhythm ...

Scientists have created the first reference brain for the clonal raider ant. They used the tool to make unexpected discoveries, including variation among the individual ant brains that may relate to ...