Biologists mapping the human body have long assumed that every major kind of microscopic life inside us already had a place ...

A newly identified class of RNA molecules has been discovered in bacteria living inside the human body. These circular ...

The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

The world of biology and science never ceases to amaze us. This has been demonstrated by what a group of scientists has ...

This article explores how single-cell multiomics and spatial transcriptomics are illuminating early pregnancy, uncovering ...

T his past year, we explored a lot of new cell biology research—from cancer to plants to microbes, and more! It’s hard to ...

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

Established in 2016, the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium set out to create a comprehensive biological map of cells within the human body. Now progressing into a data integration phase, the HCA is ...

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

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...