The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

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Another piece of the dementia puzzle may finally have been found. In A Nutshell Scientists discovered ultrathin tubes (hundreds of nanometers wide) connecting brain cells that transport proteins and ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

Multipotent dental stem cells can give rise to various cell types and show potential for treating injuries, diabetes, and ...

This article explores how single-cell multiomics and spatial transcriptomics are illuminating early pregnancy, uncovering ...

Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths around the world, and is often not diagnosed until it is in late stages that are frequently untreatable. Scientists have used a mouse model to identify ...

Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and ...