In 2021, a technology developed at the University of Michigan, called Seq-Scope, revolutionized the ability to map gene activity within intact tissue at microscopic resolution, enabling researchers to ...

Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

To further the quantitative understanding of cellular decision making, Dr. Gregory Reeves and his team in the chemical engineering department have worked to interpret how a transcription factor ...

A newly isolated giant virus shows bizarre features inside infected cells, and its unusual structure hints at deeper ...

[DAMASCUS] Seven years after the geographical fall of the so-called “caliphate,” the issue of Islamic State (ISIS) detainees ...

Deep inside a dust-choked galaxy, astronomers have uncovered a chemical environment far more complex than expected.

Researchers in Japan have identified a striking new way immune cells strip DNA out of dying neighbors, a process they call ...

Over the years, cell biology has built a detailed picture of how cells compartmentalize their internal functions. Central to this organization is the nucleus, which houses the genetic material and is ...

Human DNA constantly refolds in 3D space, and these looping dynamics regulate gene expression and cell identity.

Neuroscientists identify a CRF-neuron "switch" in the brain's BNST region that, when activated, allows for significantly faster unlearning of fear responses.