But a new area of research has recently emerged: the tempo of brain development. By mapping the birth of neurons in mice, his team has identified a factor in brain formation that had previously been ...

High in the Himalayas is a group of people, the Sherpa, that doesn't seem to be adversely affected by the extreme altitude, ...

It wasn’t just today’s bodies that told the story. Ancient DNA backed it up. The researchers traced the variant through time.

Researchers uncover how rapid DNA repair protects genomes from internal threats, with implications for cancer biology Scientists have uncovered a critical role for rapid DNA repair in maintaining ...

Mitochondria Are More Than Powerhouses—They’re the Motherboard of the Cell ...

My search for answers to these stupendously ambitious questions led me, it now seems inexorably, to mitochondria. This idea of mitochondria being little batteries with a built-in charger, about as ...

Researchers have decoded the mitochondrial DNA of deep-sea sea cucumbers, uncovering unique gene arrangements and genetic ...

Mitochondria are essential organelles that produce the energy ... Our stuff is so undesirable that evolution has designed multiple mechanisms to make sure it is cleared during reproduction,” said Xue.

Mitochondria have their own distinct DNA ... "Our stuff is so undesirable that evolution has designed multiple mechanisms to make sure it is cleared during reproduction." Some have theorized ...