On the flipside, if telomeres are too long, it can also spell trouble because cancer cells require long telomeres to become longer lived, ‘immortal,’” says Mia Levine, associate professor of biology ...

Your kidneys do this automatically by passing your blood through millions of filtering units called nephrons, which have two main parts: the glomerulus and the tubule. The glomerulus is made up of ...

A metabolic enzyme studied for over seven decades has a hidden second function—it can unwind RNA and promote cell cycle progression, an additional function beyond its role in energy production, ...

Every year, thousands of people are blinded suddenly, like Durst, by injuries to their cornea, the dome-shaped lenses that cap each iris. These injuries are often debilitating. In the weeks after his ...

Milwaukee reports a decrease in traffic fatalities, attributed to the Vision Zero initiative, which aims for zero traffic deaths by 2037.

A recent study by Fred Hutch biochemist Christopher Lapointe, PhD, and his colleagues, uses innovative lab techniques to ...

Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

On top of teasing the return of Central Park, Ubisoft's online looter shooter series, The Division, is back with skins, modes, and more.

The Kansas City Royals were active in making moves toward the beginning of the offseason. They acquired some key pieces via trades. Nick Mears, Isaac Collins, Matt Strahm. They also signed Lane Thomas ...

Athlete of the Week: Emma Wang came within one stroke of a possible San Diego Section individual title for the Division II champion Knights ...

Every second, millions of cells in your body divide in two. In the space of an hour, they duplicate their DNA and grow a web of protein fibers around it called a spindle. The spindle extends its many ...