Researchers led by developmental biologist Kathy Niakan at the University of Cambridge have used base editing in human embryos to learn more about human embryonic development. By deactivating a gene ...

Multicellular life depends on remarkable acts of cooperation. Every cell in the human body must sense what is happening ...

A tiny, aquatic, single-celled organism can contract to one-quarter of its body length in less than 5 milliseconds—hundreds ...

We’re just beginning to decode this faint optical “signature of life” and what it could reveal about health, disease, and the ...

Nano-sized outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are lipid-bilayered structures that primarily encapsulate periplasmic components, with minor inclusion of cytoplasmic materials. Rather than passive ...

Soil bacteria make cocktails of molecules that synergistically inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens — suggesting a ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...