Researchers at Leipzig University and TU Dresden have succeeded in developing biological switches that can selectively turn ion channels on and off using light pulses. Initial applications show that ...

Sleep is one of life’s most universal behaviors. Despite its ubiquity, it’s also one of the most mysterious. Humans spend ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The bond between siblings is strong from the start, but when one saves the other’s life, that bond becomes unbreakable. Jessica Beck initially believed she was dealing with back pain.

In many submerged regions, murky mud shelters strange life-forms that seem to be the key to one of the biggest mysteries of life on Earth. These creatures belong to a domain of life called the archaea ...

The Science Advances publication details Cellgorithm™, a CRISPR-based technology that gives researchers greater control over gene activity and sets the stage for future applications in stem cell ...

Firn says its active ingredient, derived from organisms dormant since the Ice Age, significantly increases skin’s natural capacity for self-regeneration. By Tina Isaac-Goizé Reporting from Paris A ...

The cellular microenvironment is a powerful regulator of the cell state and function. Both biochemical and morphophysical environmental cues have been shown to profoundly influence cellular decisions.

LENOX — Now that an oasis in the town’s wireless desert has turned out to be a mirage, is a 150-foot tower atop the new public safety center in play? The answer is maybe, though not right away, said ...