Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

Two-headed snakes sound like a story out of mythology, but it rarely happens in nature. Read here to learn more about why this happens.

A groundbreaking experiment transforms skin cells into egg-like cells, offering hope for infertility treatments amidst ...

Our understanding of human placenta formation just deepened with the discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic ...

The process behind embryonic diapause could explain how cancer cells can survive long periods of metabolic stress.

The dome shaped colonies representing diapause-like mouse embryonic stem cells. (Credit: Tarakhovsky lab) Seals give birth ...

In the latest research, led by experts at UT Southwestern, biologist Jun Wu identified a mouse cell protein named MAVS, which could be the key.

Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...

Scientists in China uncover crystal-filled dinosaur eggs, revealing a glittering twist in prehistoric life and evolution.

In northeastern Bangladesh, the red narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla rubra) is defying the monsoon, breeding in winter streams. It is a surprising twist that challenges assumptions about amphibian life ...

Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs.