Test time has arrived: the first person has been treated in a highly anticipated gene-therapy trial that aims to coax aged cells to take on a younger identity. The clinical trial is testing an ...

Cancer cells need large amounts of energy to survive and multiply. To produce that energy, they rely on structures inside the cell called mitochondria, often described as the cell's "powerhouse." ...

We tend to view ourselves and the complex cells that build us as a distinct branch of the tree of life from the compact, seemingly featureless cells of bacteria and archaea. But we’ve found that our ...

A research consortium has established a new framework to identify and catalog senescent cells—cells that stop dividing but remain active in the body. Because senescent cells accumulate with age and ...

All cells in animals, plants, fungi, and protists share a fundamental characteristic: they are eukaryotic cells—complex cells with specialized internal compartments. The cells that make up our bodies ...

Python hunters should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, and bring tools like a flashlight and snake hook. Novice hunters must humanely kill pythons immediately at the capture site; firearms are ...

A recent study by Ruibao Li and Jennah Dharamshi published in Nature may help us understand the beginnings of animal evolution billions of years ago. These findings are the result of a collaboration ...

Understanding the patterns of acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) TKI treatment has led to more effective combination therapy and continues to drive development of novel ...

The U.S. Army is preparing to carry out four executions if President Donald Trump gives the order to do so, according to an internal planning document reviewed by ABC News. The plan, if carried out, ...

With a drug candidate in hand sooner than expected, NewLimit plans to push into a phase 1 fatty liver disease trial next year. (iStock / Getty Images Plus) Anti-aging startup NewLimit is back with a ...