This internal left-right asymmetry is believed to begin at the very early stage of development -- when a tiny embryo is divided into two parts during a process called gastrulation. This process ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to ...

Research from Umeå University paves the way for a quantitative data analysis method to study the cell division process in ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

Before arriving at Janelia three years ago, Postdoctoral Scientist Antonio Fiore was designing and building optical ...

Markita Landry is the first to admit that the two applications her research addresses – imaging brain chemistry and delivering genetic material into plants – are rather divergent.

Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the ...

Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating.

A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading ...

Vegan entrepreneur Owen Ensor wants us to go green by feeding our pets cultivated meat... Express dog food critic Ralph chows ...