During early development, tissues and organs begin to bloom through the shifting, splitting, and growing of many thousands of ...

Every cell in a body contains the same genetic sequence, yet each cell expresses only a subset of those genes. These cell-specific gene expression patterns, which ensure that a brain cell is different ...

The inaugural competition surprisingly awarded two $100,000 grand prizes to address challenges in defining robust benchmarks for complex biology.

From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop ...

A newly identified virus–cell hybrid structure allows viruses to spread faster and more aggressively by hitching a ride on ...

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

Researchers have made great strides to understand early signs of autism. Studies have found that certain factors like ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

High-resolution 3D womb model gives insights into embryo implantation, infertility, and signals between embryo and mother, ...