In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

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How does the neural tube close? A new study uses physics-based modeling to reveal the actin "purse-string" mechanism and cellular coordination that prevents spina bifida.

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Using artificial intelligence, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to watch the ...

The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the ...

Carruthers and James Montgomery were tried together in 1996 and both men were convicted of three counts of first-degree ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

While plenty of women deal with the downsides of menstrual blood ruining underwear, there could be a benefit to the monthly ...

Engineers interested in creating artificial cells to deliver drugs to unhealthy parts of the body face a key challenge: for a ...