Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess of ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

PFAS have been linked with a range of health issues including decreased fertility, developmental delays in children, and a ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

A fertilized egg somehow manages to build skin, brain, and blood cells within days. But how? New tech called LoxCode is ...

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

Humankind's tangled shrub of ancestry now has a new branch: Researchers in the Philippines announced today that they have discovered a species of ancient human previously unknown to science ...

After we inhale these particles, they can travel through the body and end up in various organs. Studies have found MNPs in human lungs, placentas, blood vessels, and bone marrow.

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...