This proved that the choanoflagellate-derived Sox gene seamlessly integrated into the development of a complex animal.

In the trial, 20% of patients didn’t respond well to the PCSK9 inhibitor—could genetic markers be used to tailor therapy?

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Hong Kong have created a mouse with substituted genes ...

Many experts believed it couldn't be done, but researchers in Japan have successfully introduced chloroplasts into hamster cells.

Researchers discovered that animal color vision evolved long before colorful fruits and flowers, with warning and sexual ...

Recent research indicates that animals have been able to distinguish colors for about 500 million years. This ability emerged ...

Scientists in Japan have found a way to create solar-powered tissues, which may lead to breakthroughs in growing organs and ...

Viruses, those tiny invaders wriggling their way into host cells are a marvel of biological survival. Among them, arteriviruses, found in a variety of animals across the globe, have evoked great ...

Animal and plant cells have different energy-producing structures inside them. For animals, that’s mitochondria , which convert chemical energy from food into a form that our cells can use.

with other features of the animal cell also highlighted (nuclei in light blue and organelles in yellow-green). Japanese researchers have achieved a breakthrough by inserting energy-generating ...

The team also found that an existing monoclonal antibody that binds to this protein protects cells from viral infection. Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans ...