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A new study shows how the brown anole lizard solves one of nature's most complex problems – breathing – with ultimate simplicity.

According to a study, targeting pathways altered by MLL4 mutations to induce proper cell turnover and death offers an approach to suppress tumor growth.

Scientists have discovered that genes in human embryos rapidly become active after fertilization, opening a new window onto the start of human embryonic life.

WEHI researchers have discovered how dormant Toxoplasma parasites in the brain manipulate their host cells to ensure their own survival.

A 72- to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behavior of modern birds and dinosaurs, according to a new study.

Researchers have provided an explanation for the location of the small lesions that begin to emerge in the white matter of aging brains and how they develop in the first place.

Researchers have observed that cells that complete a phenotypic change, called epithelial to mesenchymal transition, can significantly increase the likelihood that a cancerous tumor will metastasize.

In a new paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers describe a breakthrough using CRISPR-Cas9, a tool that has transformed molecular biological research, but whose use in the study of adipose tissue had been elusive.

Multiple changes in brain cells during the first month of embryonic development may contribute to schizophrenia later in life, according to a new study.

​ A large study suggests that gluten and certain types of carbohydrates called "fodmaps" have less effect than expected on IBS symptoms.