When two cells "talk" to each other, they often do so through tiny channels called electrical synapses. Unlike chemical ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

The 2025 iC³® Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit, hosted by BioNTX, concluded on September 16-17 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, marking more than a decade of progress, partnership, and ...

Deception is everywhere in nature. Animals and plants routinely cheat, lie and manipulate for their own benefit. One example ...

In cooperative societies – like elephants or whales – natural selection seems to favour genetic mechanisms that suppress ...

Thomas University celebrated academic excellence in the biological sciences with the induction of new members into TU’s ...

A high-speed “zap-and-freeze” method is giving scientists their clearest view yet of how brain cells send messages. By ...

Telomeres shorten with each cell division, functioning as biological aging clocks that determine cellular lifespan and overall vitality. When these protective DNA caps become too short, cells stop ...

A critical nutrient used to produce the neurotransmitter serotonin may have turned up in samples collected from asteroid ...

UB will receive $50 million from New York State to establish a biofabrication and imaging research hub, Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

In a groundbreaking study, UC Santa Cruz researchers have shown that developing brain tissue exhibits spontaneous activity ...

The district is expanding its weighted grading system, currently applied to AP and dual credit courses, to honors classes.