Scientists have long wondered how the first cell membranes formed from the primordial soup—a new study offers up a recipe.

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little "organs" ...

Researchers at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet have made a major discovery in how human ...

Just like your left and right hand exist as mirror images of each other, many biological molecules have their own form of ...

Were there already viruses on Earth when the first living cells appeared billions of years ago? – Aayush A., age 16, India ...

A living cell is a bustling metropolis, with countless molecules and proteins navigating crowded spaces in every direction.

Unlike DNA, which can persist for millions of years in its remarkably stable, double-stranded form, RNA isn’t built to last—not even within the cell ... for example, whether the other ...

Researchers discovered that the CRISPR-Cas10 system not only cuts viral DNA but also produces toxic cyclic-oligoadenylates ...

In cells, there is a careful coordination of activity among molecules. Genes have to be expressed in the right cells at the ...

Poorly performing antibodies have plagued biomedical sciences for decades. Several fresh initiatives hope to change this.

How did you start thinking about this fundamental question at the heart of the discovery of microRNA, about how cells get the instructions ... This is one of those examples where the expectations ...