Multicellular organisms (animals, plants, humans) all have the ability to methylate the cytosine base in their DNA. This ...

This new research indicates that targeting of methylation on the adenine base in unicellular organisms could be a way in ...

Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...

Creatures consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive.

A new nasal-delivered nanotherapy shows promise against aggressive glioblastoma tumors. By activating the STING immune ...

Eukaryotic cilia and flagella are essential organelles that extend from the cell surface, playing crucial roles in sensory ...

Understanding how bone marrow produces blood–and how this whole process can fail–is critical to fighting blood cancers and ...

Researchers Sumika Kato, Takeo Kubo, and Taro Fukazawa of the University of Tokyo have discovered that c1qtnf3, a secreting ...

The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are now calling an “all-body brain,” with neurons that function as a ...

Researchers have recreated a miniature human bone marrow system that mirrors the real structure found inside our bones. The ...

It's a long trip to the red planet and space is tight, but eating well could require just a few simple ingredients.