Standard genetic sequencing approaches can tell you a lot about the genetic makeup and activity in a sample, like a piece of ...

Cells can then be organized into tissues, which form organs, and organs can be grouped into organ systems, which are built into entire organisms—including humans like you. Organisms are units ...

What if you could take a picture of every gene inside a living organism—not with light, but with DNA itself? Scientists at ...

The endocrine system secretes hormones into the bloodstream from glands throughout the body. Hormones produce an effect on specific target organs in the body. In this video, Greg Foot explains the ...

Melanoma cells, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, produce a protein that blocks the recognition and removal of the ...

Genetic engineering in non-human primates has long been limited by the need for virus-based gene delivery methods. Recently, ...

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...

Both of those findings "demonstrate the inherent plasticity of cellular systems and challenge the idea that cells and organisms can evolve only in predetermined ways," said Noble and Pozhitkov.

The nervous system enables humans to react to their surroundings and to coordinate their behaviour. It comprises millions of neurones and uses electrical impulses to communicate very quickly.