Cytoplasmic flows guide chromosome positioning during embryogenesis. During the first stages of animal embryo development, the egg cell undergoes multiple divisions without growin ...

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in ...

New atomic clocks are more accurate than those used to define the second, suggesting the definition might need to change ...

This valuable study reports on the critical role of ANKRD5 (ANKEF1) in sperm motility and male fertility. However, the supporting data remain incomplete. This work will be of interest to biomedical ...

Motor neurons (white ... In a zebrafish stand-in, human tumor cells appear magenta, while cell nuclei appear blue and blood vessels green. Photograph by RITA FIOR, CHAMPALIMAUD FOUNDATION Snyder ...

The mystery surrounding the origins of human language continues to intrigue the scientific community. The ability to ...

The former accounts for the fun stuff, like PlayStations, jet skis, and Stratocaster guitars, while the latter could include wall grout, fungal foot powder, and motor oil. Motor oil is one of ...

SMA is caused by a lack of survival motor neuron protein and occurs in around 1 in every 11,000 births in the United States. If not treated, SMA type 1 (SMA-1), the most common and severe form ...

For example, signals that could influence food selectivity in the visual cortex include color, social cues or the motor actions of eating. Human evolution has revolved around food, from ...

Brain circuits are known to gradually form and develop after birth as the result of both innate biological processes and life experiences. Past studies suggest that the initial development of ...

From L.A. and Detroit to Geneva and Tokyo, MotorTrend covers every major auto show in the world as it happens. Although some shows are changing, others are ending, and new ones emerging ...