Perhaps you’ve read in a biology textbook that humans have the same number of genes as Caenorhabditis elegans, a worm used in ...

In females, on the other hand, the mechanism that regulates energy within the cell is impaired, preventing the brain from ...

Scientists in China have discovered a cholesterol-related compound that may contribute to the development of Parkinson’s disease. This compound, called 24-OHC, appears to help spread harmful protein ...

Scientists are studying C. merolae, an alga thriving in Italy’s volcanic Phlegraean Fields, to understand its unique ...

A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread ...