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Dwarf lemurs, however, have a way to extend their telomeres. A study published in the journal Biology Letters suggests that ...

Human stem cells can enter a suspended animation state, revealing a hidden ability with groundbreaking implications.

We're all familiar with the outward signs of aging. The face that greets you in the mirror each morning may have sagging skin ...

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have been working on this problem for years; now, together with partners from Harvard University, they have perfected a new ...

A recent Trump executive order defines sex based on gamete size. But the order oversimplifies genetics, hormones and reproductive biology.

In the second episode of The Deep End, listeners hear what it’s like to live with severe depression and the backstory of an experimental treatment.

This is the first time that brain tissue has been cryogenically frozen and revived without damage. In a process called vitrification, researchers treated slices of mouse brains with cryoprotectants ...

Despite what Star Trek and Star Wars may have taught you, the amount of time required to travel between stars is vast.

Spider-Man has always had one of the greatest, most unique lineups of villains in the entire comic book medium. Like all the ...

The study was published in the Journal of Cell Biology. According to NCBS, a cell’s exterior region comprises plasma membrane(PM) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER). PM forms the cell’s outer ...

This was very exciting to explore,” said Samay Pande, Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology (MCB), IISc, and corresponding author of the study. Pande and others ...