Plastic chemicals may harm DNA, as new research reveals how additives disrupt nematode egg formation, suggesting risks to human reproductive health.

A biologist, a neuroscientist, a materials scientist and a physicist have each been awarded one of the prestigious grants of ...

This month's cover highlights the article Local translatome sustains synaptic function in impaired Wallerian degeneration by Maria Paglione, Lukas Neukomm and colleagues. The image shows dissected ...

This halving occurs through meiosis, a specialized type of cell division. During meiosis, one progenitor cell duplicates its DNA and goes through two sequential rounds of cell division to make ...

Here, using Xenopus oocyte maturation as a well- established physiological readout of nongenomic P4 signaling, we identify the lipid hydrolase ABHD2 (α/β hydrolase domain-containing protein 2) as an ...

The functions of biomolecules, including lipids, nucleic acids and especially proteins are determined to a great extent by their structure. This structure–function relationship is a foundation ...

Capital structure is the mix of debt and equity that fund a company's operations. A judicious use of debt and equity is a key indicator of a strong balance sheet. A healthy capital structure that ...

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a competitive medical entrance examination in India for admission to ...