Cells' internal clocks revealed
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A person's preference for being a "lark" or a "night-owl" is largely determined by genes, a study suggests.
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Two American scientists -- one of whom graduated from Fairfax High School -- awakened early yesterday to learn they will share a Nobel Prize for their discovery of a gene-regulating mechanism inside cells, an advance that in just eight years has revolutionized genetics and led to several...
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Researchers are developing tiny atomic clocks that could be made using standard semiconductor processes and slipped into cellphones, hand-held computers and global positioning system receivers.
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Science & environment: Scientists have found a gene that regulates lifespan which could lead to treatments to hold off ageing.
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Scientists say they have found the genetic switch that turns on puberty - a molecule called kisspeptin.
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Scientists from Singapore&#39;s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have discovered two genes that may regulate the growth of cancer cells.
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Researchers have unveiled a new way to map the brainâs billions of neurons.
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Research into using stem cells to repair damaged nerves just got a big boost, with scientists pinpointing a protein key to controlling binocular vision -- visual depth perception -- in mammals.
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It might seem like the wildest of paranoid beliefs, but a growing number of scientists suspect it might be true. The reason: Turning on the lights after dark may affect a small number of &quot;clock
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The first detailed map of a man&#39;s  genes shows the genetic code is even more complex than anyone  thought. For instance, science still cannot pinpoint what makes  a person&#39;s eyes blue.
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute are one step closer to understanding how blood cells develop through the use of human embryonic stem cells.
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Scientists say they have found how the body controls the machinery it uses to fight infections.
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By Michael Stroh, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 17--One Baltimore scientist has discovered what may be the key to aging and cancer's Achilles' heel. Another invented a technique universally used to pry loose the secrets of cells.
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New methods to reprogram adult cells could create novel models of disease.
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By Larkin, Timothy J; Bubb, William A; Kuchel, Philip W  ABSTRACT  Two resonances are seen in the ^sup 1^H-NMR spectrum of water in erythrocyte suspensions spun at the magic angle, a broad signal from water inside the cells and a sharp signal from extracellular water.
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U.S. researchers have developed a technique that allows them to glimpse interactions between molecules on the surface of a cell.
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US scientists have mapped a key network of gene &quot;switches&quot; in the brain which could aid neurological research. These gene regulators govern whether parts of the brain develop properly.