With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

It sounds like something straight out of science fiction, but some animals can actually freeze solid and live to tell the ...

Could “fatty” or “starchy” one day become accepted as the sixth basic taste alongside the likes of sweet and salty?

Ribosomes don’t just make proteins—they can sense when something’s wrong. When they collide, they send out stress signals ...

“This suggests that longer-lived species may have evolved molecular programs that optimize splicing for longevity, allowing ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive ...

Black bears live across much of the United States, but their numbers vary widely from state to state. While sightings are ...

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal — “to cure, prevent or manage all disease” — ...

In a quiet corner of Lucknow, the UP State Institute of Forensic Science (UPSIFS) is attempting something unprecedented: merging law and laboratories to build a world-class model for justice in the ...

Twenty-five years ago, the paleontologist Stephen J. Gould optimistically proposed that science and religion were both valid ways of understanding the world, but only if they stayed within their ...