How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

In the first week after conception, your pregnancy begins with a tiny cluster of cells. Your body starts making important ...

The Sunshine Coast is at the forefront of medical science, with the establishment of a new research hub spearheading advances in the treatment of ...

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...

Urolithin A, a natural postbiotic known to trigger mitophagy, rejuvenated key immune cell functions in healthy middle-aged ...

The most dangerous animal in the world just got easier to study-and perhaps defeat one day.

Scientists have created the world’s first mosquito cell map, revealing how these insects spread diseases like dengue and Zika ...

Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed Nicheformer, the first ...