What can a twentysomething naked mole-rat tell us about fighting pain, cancer, and aging?
What can a twentysomething naked mole-rat tell us about fighting pain, cancer, and aging?
Human-specific duplications of a gene involved in brain development may have contributed to our species’ unique intelligence.
Human embryonic stem cells swiftly kill themselves in response to DNA damage.
Genes that react to cellular sugar content are regulated by a long non-coding RNA via an unexpected mechanism
From accounts of deformed animals to scratch-and-sniff technology, Robert Boyle's early contributions to the Royal Society of London were prolific and wide ranging.
Mayo Clinic researchers set up shop in the Himalayas to study the physiology of climbers attempting to scale the world's highest peak.
During development, the cells of an embryo change their pattern of gene expression, which allows them to detach from their original location and migrate to another part of the embryo, where the pattern changes again to allow formation of a new organ.
A flood of new discoveries has refined our definition of cancer stem cells. Now it’s up to human clinical trials to test if they can make a difference in patients.
When children need medications, getting the dosing and method of administration right is like trying to hit a moving target with an untried weapon.