Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

Hijacking the cell: How poxvirus modifies ribosome function to spread. by Olivia Dimmer, ... DNA analysis suggests matriarchal society in Neolithic settlement at Çatalhöyük. Jun 27, 2025.

Michelle Marder, a University of Rhode Island Ph.D. student originally from Lynnfield, is one of two students, with Kate Remy, to be awarded with a graduate fellowship from the NASA Rhode Island Space ...

A new study reveals that blocking ribosomal RNA production rewires cancer cell behavior and could help treat genetically ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences ...

Within a tiny plankton, an even smaller cell has been found living an unexpectedly virus-like existence, challenging what it ...

This newly found organism doesn’t act like a virus or a cell, and that could change everything we know about biology.

Antonis Rokas, a fungal biologist at Vanderbilt University who was not affiliated with the study, calls the work a tour de ...

Earlier this year, Solar Orbiter started to stretch its orbit over greater latitudes – effectively standing on cosmic tiptoes to catch a glimpse of the Sun’s poles. This week, we have seen the first ...

The new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and published June 18 in Cell Chemical Biology, showed ...

New study shows RNA polymerase I halts at abasic DNA damage, helping prevent faulty rRNA production and exposing lesions for ...

"What fascinates us is that all viruses are dependent on gaining access to host ribosomes, even poxviruses, which are highly unusual DNA viruses that are so self-sufficient in other processes ...