A microscopic creature from a boiling hot spring in Northern California has just reset the upper limit for how hot complex ...

Scientists have discovered a single-celled organism in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park, which is not only ...

This cell likes it hot. A tiny, single-celled amoeba that can thrive at temperatures that kill all other known complex life — organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and internal structures — has been ...

Imagine if our bodies could grow new organs throughout our entire lives. Plants do this constantly, thanks to tiny, powerful ...

When killer T cells of our immune system divide, they normally undergo asymmetric cell division (ACD): Each daughter cell ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role ...

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

A newly identified amoeba can survive at the temperature of a medium-well steak. Plus, a distant lava planet shows signs of ...

The cells of all animals – including humans – are characterized by their ability to adhere particularly well to surfaces in their environment. This mechanically stable adhesion enables the development ...

Deep beneath the Siberian permafrost, scientists uncovered a virus that had been frozen for nearly 50,000 years. When they thawed it in a controlled lab setting, the organism came back to life ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.