Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside cells that form compartments with individual functions. For example, ...

Electricity has always been central to how life works, from the firing of neurons to the beating of the heart, but new ...

While our cells are performing some important, basic functions, they can generate compounds known as reactive oxygen species ...

Quantum effects are no longer confined to ultra-cold chips and vacuum chambers. For the first time, researchers are deliberately engineering living cells so that they behave like quantum bits, hinting ...

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

Why does cancer sometimes recur after chemotherapy? Why do some bacteria survive antibiotic treatment? In many cases, the ...