Scientists used diverse genomes to complete a fuller human DNA map. This unlocks hidden risks and improves diagnoses.

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have shown how to program tiny bubbles to follow chemical trails.

All life is connected in a vast family tree. Every organism exists in relationship to its ancestors, descendants, and cousins ...

Using mathematical analysis of patterns of human and animal cell behavior, scientists say they have developed a computer ...

Intercellular communication is a fundamental aspect of cell biology, enabling cells to exchange messages with their ...

Until today, skin, brain, and all tissues of the human body were difficult to observe in detail with an optical microscope, since the contrast in the image was hindered by the high density of their ...

Although outbreaks of Ebola virus are rare, the disease is severe and often fatal, with few treatment options. Rather than ...

Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the first sequence of the human genome, albeit based on DNA from a small ...

New method developed by UTSW researchers removes mysterious organelles from stem cells and embryos to uncover their roles.