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

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Scientists identified cellular metabolism and energy signaling as a central factor connecting genetic and environmental ...

As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as ...

Scientists have created the first reference brain for the clonal raider ant. They used the tool to make unexpected discoveries, including variation among the individual ant brains that may relate to ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

Study published in Nature Cell Biology is fundamental in understanding the ways in which cancer cells can develop drug ...

New data highlight liver-encoded delivery of immune modulators as a strategy to mitigate age-related immune dysfunction.

Ovarian cancer tends to be resistant to hormone therapy, even when it should theoretically respond. Wistar Institute ...

Cell-sized robots can sense temperature, make decisions, and move autonomously using nanowatts of power—no external control ...

Researchers have shown that glioblastoma can take over the skull marrow to dissolve bone and feed its own growth, suggesting ...

Researchers at MIT and the Broad Institute have found a way to overcome age-related immune system decline by temporarily programming cells in the liver to take over a critical immune system function: ...