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The transmission of signals from the brain to the tongue to control breathing depends, in part, on the balance between two gaseous molecules.

The ability of the adult zebrafish to replace damaged nephrons in the kidney depends on renal progenitor cells and renal interstitial cells working closely together.

A chemical regularly used to image cells can dramatically alter the way cellular compartments called condensates look under the microscope.

A new method allows researchers to automatically assign cells into different cell types and tissues, a step which is critical for understanding complex organisms.

Experiments on mice suggest that an approach called antisense oligonucleotide therapy may be able to treat some symptoms of Angelman syndrome, including problems with epilepsy and sleep.

Honeybees rely on their microbial gut symbionts to overcome a potent toxin found in pollen and nectar.

After fasting, hepatocytes proliferate to help the liver grow back to its original size.

Dandelion seeds respond to wet weather by closing their plumes, which reduces dispersal when wind conditions are poor.

Blocking the activity of neurons in a region of the brain involved in memory leads to cell death, which could help explain the spatiotemporal disorientation observed in Alzheimer’s disease.

The brain can predict the location of a moving object to compensate for the delays caused by the processing of neural signals.