Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

"It's been hard for the neuroscience community to take a step back from this old school interpretation that the brain is this ...

Can tattoos protect your skin from the sun's harmful rays, or do they make things worse? A new study I conducted with ...

An international team led by Covadonga Orejas, a researcher at the Gijón Oceanographic Centre of the Spanish Institute of ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

An exciting new species of lizard, Diploderma bifluviale, has been discovered in the upper Dadu River valley of Sichuan, ...

Studies have shown that even a few hours of monocular deprivation can markedly improve the visual function of the deprived ...

Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders, which often lead to severe disability and death.

Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial ...

During each of these phases, our brains show markedly different characteristics in their architecture, according to the new ...

Long-term memory emerges from a sequence of molecular programs that sort, stabilize, and reinforce important experiences.

Every day, our brains transform quick impressions, flashes of inspiration, and painful moments into enduring memories that underpin our sense of self and inform how we navigate the world. But how does ...