A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

But the research topic is, for obvious reasons, controversial. Scientists have largely steered clear of trying to create full ...

In a step toward treating mitochondrial diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have successfully edited harmful mutations ...

The Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) Project, launched on the 25th anniversary of the mapping of the human genome, is being ...

Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment of muscle precursors to surrounding tissue and ...

The same deadly fungus is now being looked at as a potential cancer treatment. The therapy detailed in this new study is a ...

Professor Hirohide Saito (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA / The University of Tokyo) and Assistant Professor ...

Biological science has made such astonishing leaps in the last few decades, such as precise gene editing, that scientists are ...

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.