Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their study, published in Nature Communications, sheds new light on the interplay ...

A team of neuroscientists have developed an intervention that normalizes multiple biological functions in mice afflicted with Fragile X Syndrome. A team of neuroscientists have developed an ...

Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed a theoretical model to design soft materials that demonstrate autonomous oscillating properties that mimic biological functions. The work could ...

A new resource from the Gene Ontology Consortium, a comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes, has been completed and released on a new website. For the first ...

All cells need to sense and respond to their environment, to know when to activate genes, build proteins, and carry out their ...

MicroRNA can serve as a "decoder ring" for understanding complex biological processes, a team of New York University chemists has found. Their study, which appears in Proceedings of the National ...

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (Jan. 11, 2011)-- The human genome sequence, initially completed in draft form nearly a decade ago, has revolutionized biological research. But most research findings are ...

Scientists have discovered a strange tubular structure inside Profftella, a symbiotic bacterium in the Asian citrus psyllid. These long, helical tubes, filled with ribosomes, show a complexity not ...

Biologists explore the structure and functions of living things, from the individual cell to the whole organism and entire communities. Emerging breakthroughs in molecular biology, genetics, and stem ...

Biological engineering vs. biology are easy to confuse. If you don't want to make that mistake, read on. "Biologist" is an umbrella term encompassing many professions involving studying life and ...