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The circadian clock may help to control the development patterns which allow the florets on a sunflower head to go through their final stages of maturation at precisely the right time.

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

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

A young group leader reflects on academic culture and working while going through cancer treatments.

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.

Universities must change so that the scientific enterprise can respond to the climate crisis.

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.