The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Discover how malaria parasites navigate through skin using helical motion to efficiently overcome environmental noise and ...

Ebola (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) are highly lethal viruses that cause severe disease in infected patients by extensively ...

Cellular, animal and computational models of the disease are providing fresh insights into biology and treatment.

The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It ...

AI systems have recently had a lot of success in one key aspect of biology: the relationship between a protein’s structure and its function. These efforts have included the ability to predict the ...

From climate-smart rice to microbial factories and cancer-fighting bots, the Tata Transformation Prize winners think small to ...

In associate professor Mauro Tambasco's lab, researchers at all levels work together to develop innovative approaches to fighting cancer.

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel mRNA-based therapy designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The findings, ...

Shipping bricks to Mars is a nonstarter. Every pound launched from Earth carries a huge cost, and if we were to build a ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed dissolving microneedle patches that deliver living "biofertiliser" straight into plant tissue. In greenhouse tests, Choy Sum ...

By rejuvenating immune cells, we could make life-saving cancer treatments effective for more patients. We have already initiated a follow-up study in patients undergoing immunotherapy and are very ...