Although we often conceive of microorganisms — germs — as bad, the vast majority of them are not.

A live-cell imaging tool allowed researchers to follow influenza A virus through its life cycle in airway organoids, showing ...

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In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...

After the advent of gene-editing technology, if it can lead to disease treatment, the question naturally moves to the next ...

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A study introduces a scalable 2D human neuron platform to probe how brain-like rhythms emerge and how specific drugs reshape them, aiding epilepsy and autism research.

For the first time, scientists have been able to watch the flu virus live as it infects human airway cells. They developed a ...

Let’s start with a quick biology refresher: Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. They convert the food we eat into ...

Itaú, XP, Inter, Nubank, PagBank, and other banks already have security features that block or limit app usage if you are ...

Studies show aging men often lose the Y chromosome in some cells, a change now linked to heart disease, cancer, and shorter ...

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