In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...

Researchers have found that some cells form new multicellular structures with functions that defy their original biological ...

Sleep disturbances may accelerate neurodegeneration, but whether they cause or result from disease remains unclear. Improving ...

A new study reveals that memory-related brain activity continues to shift even after learning, challenging traditional views ...

Huntington's disease is a rare genetic, autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disease, caused by CAG repeat expansions in the HTT gene, that is polymorphic on the healthy allele and contains more than ...

Researchers have revealed for the first time how a key protein linked to Parkinson's mutates, leads to cell death in the ...

This important study provides solid evidence that glucosylceramide synthase (GlcT), a rate-limiting enzyme for glycosphingolipid (GSL) production, plays a role in the differentiation of intestinal ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

BBB is already working with ethicists and regulatory experts to ensure its technology is developed responsibly.

Researchers discovered that epithelial cells that line human skin are able to communicate danger to the body through a silent ...