Brain cells receive sensory inputs from the outside world and send signals throughout the body telling organs and muscles ...

The shape and morphology of a cell play a key role in the biological function. This corresponds to the principle of "form ...

Predators at the top of a marine food chain 130 million years ago ruled with more power than any modern species, McGill ...

Ants learn from past encounters, showing more aggression toward familiar aggressive rivals and less toward passive ones. This ...

Researchers have discovered how egg cells prepare for life by studying the Balbiani body, a structure that organizes key ...

Scientists have collected troves of DNA and microscopic imaging data from human cells—and now they have a tool that might ...

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh biology students will study with advanced microscopes courtesy of a donation from the ...

Jan. 7, 2025 — In a large-animal model study, researchers have found that heart attack recovery is aided by injection of heart muscle cell spheroids derived from human induced pluripotent stem ...

Bioengineers have developed a new construction kit for building custom sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. The research could revolutionize therapies for complex conditions like autoimmune ...

Sabre-toothed predators – best know from the infamous Smilodon – evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A new ...

Biologists have shown that the surfaces of plant leaves are coated with a diverse array of RNA molecules. The finding suggests that the RNA present on the leaf surface may play a role in shaping the ...

Saber teeth – the long, sharp, blade-like canines found in extinct predators such as Smilodon – represent one of the most ...