New research shows that a high-fat diet causes cellular damage that directly paves the way for liver cancer. The strain comes ...

A new immune cell conversion technology has been developed that directly transforms somatic cells into 'Natural Killer (NK) ...

An innovative three-color method for capturing images of mRNA inside live mammalian cells has been developed by UMass Amherst chemists. Because RNA is both incredibly important to human life and ...

Could a robot smaller than a grain of salt support its own brain, move through fluid environments, and operate for months without outside commands? This is a problem that scientists from the ...

Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science ...

Organoids with both intestinal and colonic regions are able to better represent the human GI tract with Ebola and Marburg infections.

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is directly responsible for hijacking our immune system's cells to cause lupus, ...

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in our bodies, promising revolutionary medical treatments. However, ...

Jennifer Zenker receives funding from NHMRC and Viertel Foundation. Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as “miracle” cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in ...

Technically speaking, an engine is a device that converts some form of energy into mechanical energy. Taking that definition to heart, physicists harnessed the strange rules of microscopic physics and ...

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope. Each year, science and art collide with gorgeous results ...