DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes.

Unlike virtually every other cell in the human body, the syncytiotrophoblast doesn't have a single nucleus. It has roughly 10 ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

UCSF scientists discover that the spindle, the structure that divides chromosomes equally during mitosis, actually gets stronger when it is stretched.

The Bermuda Triangle may not be the biggest mystery of the Atlantic. In a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, scientists believe they have discovered the reason why ...

Shareholders were extremely pleased by the biotech's latest news from the lab. This concerned its pipeline weight-loss drug aleniglipron. Structure, which concentrates on metabolic diseases with a ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Northwestern University identified a previously unknown treatment opportunity for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. The discovery, ...

Before cells can divide by mitosis, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Scientists have until now ...

Scientists have used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs capable of producing early embryos, an advance that could expand possibilities for fertility treatment, according to new research. The ...

The U.S. Secret Service discovered what they say was a China-linked plot. A thwarted plot to cripple the telecommunications system in New York was bigger than investigators first realized, adding to ...

A massive illegal electronic device network capable of crippling cell towers and jamming 911 calls across New York City was uncovered by the Secret Service — just as world leaders prepared to descend ...

Ever since we started holding our cell phones up to our ears, there have been concerns that the radio waves they emit could cause cancer. While this makes sense in a Black Mirror kind of way—and some ...