Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a ...

After more than five decades of mystery, scientists have finally unveiled the detailed structure and function of a ...

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

During morphogenesis—the process by which living organisms take shape—cells collectively position themselves in specific ways ...

Scientists have found a surprising new way to make certain cancer drugs work dramatically better – by helping them get inside ...

Engineers have made bacteria to produce hyperspectral signals that can be detected as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and other ...