For the first time, researchers have simulated nearly every chemical reaction in a living bacterial cell. The simulation models the virtual cell copying its DNA and dividing in two. The simulation ...

Scientists have uncovered how brewer’s yeast developed its unusually tiny centromeres, the DNA regions that guide chromosome separation during cell division. By studying related yeast species, ...

By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell - from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell division - scientists have opened a new frontier of computer vision into ...

Centromeres serve the same fundamental purpose across nearly all forms of life. These regions of DNA ensure that chromosomes are properly separated ...

A hand holds a plastic spoon full of coffee grounds over a patch of corn seedlings. - La Huertina De Toni/Shutterstock Like other gardening practices that are considered beneficial by some and harmful ...

Smoking is often assumed to accelerate aging by releasing tissue-damaging molecules called free radicals,” Dr. James T. Handa ...

Mayor Cavalier Johnson touts traffic safety improvements near South Division High School, as part of the city's Vision Zero initiative.

If you lost an item on a Metro bus or rail line, here's the best way to find it ...

Novella Innovative Technology, Ltd., an innovator in plant-cell-based ingredients, announces the appointment of Antonio Martinez Descalzo, a global expert in scaling health and wellness ingredients ...

A Warren County deputy facing a series of department and constitutional violations was suspended after filing to run for sheriff. The sheriff then oversaw the hearing that led to the deputy’s ...

A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a long-standing assumption about how animal ...

For years, we’ve been taught that men have one X and one Y chromosome, with the Y carrying the vital gene that initiates male development. But now, scientists are sounding the alarm: the Y chromosome ...