DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold ...

A surprisingly small detail in the skin may play an outsized role in how young skin looks and how well it repairs scars. Researchers say the clue is a microscopic structure found in humans, pigs, and ...

Proteins are the building blocks of life. These biomolecules comprise chains of amino acids that fold into precise shapes to ...

Researchers build anthrobots from human airway cells that self-assemble, move, self-heal, and reverse aging markers, offering insights into synthetic life systems. (Nanowerk Spotlight) What kinds of ...

Tertiary lymphoid structures are formations that occur outside of the lymphatic system. They contain immune cells and are similar in structure and function to lymph nodes and other lymphoid structures ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each day, radio signals from key communications and navigation satellites travel freely through a layer of Earth’s atmosphere ...

A special form of four-stranded DNA, recently seen in human cells, has been found to interact with a gene that causes Cockayne Syndrome when faulty. A special form of four-stranded DNA, recently seen ...

Ancient fossil structures imprinted on rocks that were once deep beneath the ocean suggest the search for the first life on ...