In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

How does the neural tube close? A new study uses physics-based modeling to reveal the actin "purse-string" mechanism and cellular coordination that prevents spina bifida.

There’s more history in your blood types than you think, and it didn’t begin with humans. Here’s what we know about them, ...

When Kelsey Tucker was 17 years old, her grandmother's slip of the tongue set in motion her quest to learn about and later ...

New fluorescent dyes allow scientists to watch cancer activity inside living cells in real time, opening new possibilities ...

In a pioneering attempt to mitigate rising human-wildlife conflict, conservation authorities in Bardia have begun ...

Engineers interested in creating artificial cells to deliver drugs to unhealthy parts of the body face a key challenge: for a ...

Depressive symptoms are common in people with asthma, but increasing evidence suggests they may be driven by biological processes that differ from those seen in major depressive disorder.

In a recently published study, the Dutch team describes an unexpected behavior observed in a 3D-printed microstructure. The "robot" consists of a flexible chain of self-propelling ...

A research paper by scientists at University of Oxford presented a humanoid robotic bioreactor capable of delivering ...

Scientists have created tiny living robots endowed with functional nervous systems, marking a major ...