A new study suggests bacteria and archaea independently evolved into free-living cells from a shared ancestor, challenging a ...

The work challenges the assumption that all life descended from one free-living cell. Instead, it suggests that two microbial ...

Fluorescent dyes have long been used in biological research to identify and visualize structures within living cells.

Using simple artificial cells, a research group led by Makito Miyazaki of the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences ...

Hair color depends on a small crew of cells that spend a lifetime commuting inside each follicle. When that commute breaks ...

It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory function, ...

Cancer cells mount an instant, energy‑rich response to being physically squeezed, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications. The surge of energy is the first reported ...

PHILADELPHIA, 7th August, 2026 (WAM) -- A new study from The Wistar Institute has uncovered an unexpected link between fructose — a common dietary sugar — and the spread of an aggressive form of ...

Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in which tumors evade drugs designed to starve and kill them, a study shows. Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in which ...

Chemotherapy remains a cornerstone of treatment for head and neck cancers, the seventh-most common cancer type worldwide.

Therapy that removes harmful immune B-cells in MS may also mobilize protective, gut-derived B-cells into the nervous system, a study shows.