For sexual reproduction to yield healthy offspring, newly generated oocytes—immature egg cells—must receive the correct amount of DNA after cell division. This process of segregating chromosomes ...

By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell—from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell ...

Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a ...

Cells were long believed to safeguard nuclear contents, releasing them only during cell death. Extracellular DNA was thought ...

PHC Corporation’s Biomedical Division (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Nobuaki Nakamura; hereinafter “PHCbi”), a global provider of laboratory sample storage and cell cultivation solutions ...

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London have shown for the first time that, before they can start developing into egg and sperm cells, the embryonic ...

As new research suggests that anxiety about the future is taking its toll on us biologically, Helen digs into the science behind this self-fulfilling prophecy ...

There is something about Ramadan that slows the rhythm of life just enough to make you notice what you would otherwise rush past. The days are structured around restraint, the nights around reflection ...

A recent study found that older adults who take a daily multivitamin may slow their biological aging by up to 4 months. The researchers note that multivitamins don't add years to life span, but they ...

A widespread bacteria called "soap scum" grows in Yellowstone National Park's thermal pools that on the surface doesn't seem ...