Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

The protein homeostasis (proteostasis) network (Balch et al, 2008), consisting of a collection of molecular chaperones, ...

Cell division is one of the most thoroughly studied processes in biology, yet many of its details remain mysterious. A century-old puzzle surrounding the "crown" of cell division—the kinetochore ...

Researchers at Linköping University have built artificial neurons from conductive plastics that replicate up to 17 biological ...

Soy contains phytoestrogens, which are plant molecules that mimic the hormone estrogen. Eating soy foods may reduce menopause ...

New research shows that when people listen to speech at different speeds, the auditory cortex does not adjust its timing but ...

What happens when you listen to speech at a different speed? Neuroscientists thought that your brain may turn up its ...

An organoid-based screening platform that allows one-gene-at-a-time knockdown across a whole tissue has been used to identify the genes that regulate closure of the neural tube in humans.

Armida Labs, Inc., a University of California, Riverside startup company, has been awarded a $2.25 million Small Business ...

An artificial neuron made of conductive plastics that can perform advanced functions similar to those of biological nerve ...

Engineered bacteria reprogram tumor macrophages and direct copper into cancer cells, triggering cell death and systemic immunity without damaging healthy tissue.

An artificial neuron made of conductive plastics that can perform advanced functions similar to those of biological nerve ...