When Alice Bertaina, M.D., Ph.D., attended medical school in Italy, her goal was to work in pediatrics. But she wasn’t sure ...

New research from the University of Oklahoma, published today in Cancer Cell, describes for the first time a "triangle ...

A new study reveals evidence of electrical signaling and coordinated behavior in choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals. This elaborate example of cell communication offers key ...

Machine learning is helping neuroscientists organize vast quantities of cells’ genetic data in the latest neurobiological cartography effort.

A 'pocket' on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct order. Cell division is key for life. Every organism -- from the smallest yeast ...

All modern multicellular life — all life that any of us regularly see — is made of cells with a knack for compartmentalization. Recent discoveries are revealing how the first eukaryote got its start.

It’s been spruiked as everything from cutting-edge science to an unethical wasteland masquerading as healthcare.