Discovered 30 years ago, microRNAs are increasingly recognized as important regulators of cell physiology and human disease.

Breast cancer cells send microRNA-filled vesicles to the brain, creating a nutrient-rich environment that facilitates ...

Biology lectures teach students that when a cell’s replication machinery comes together, DNA polymerase takes off down the double-helix like a car on a highway ...

Volume electron microscopy reveals a novel cellular process that is critical for healthy brain development, with implications ...

About 50 years ago, biologists set out to solve the protein-folding problem. The road to the Nobel victory has been arduous ...

David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper share this year’s Chemistry award for their research on protein design and ...

To improve traceability and enable authentication of synthetic nucleic acid sequences, researchers are embedding digital ...

Long-lived proteins in the mouse ovary may help preserve fertility well into adulthood, providing insights into ovarian aging ...

Jotham Austin opted for a director of a core facility position to combine his love for electron microscopy, teaching, and ...

Cytosurge AG, a leader in single-cell manipulation, and Lexogen, a pioneer in RNA sequencing solutions, have announced their ...

Alejandra Manjarrez is a freelance science journalist who contributes to The Scientist. She has a PhD in systems biology from ETH Zurich and a master’s in molecular biology from Utrecht University.