Innovations in imaging and genetic engineering are coming together to probe the biophysics of cytoplasm inside living animals.

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...

How does our DNA store the massive amount of information needed to build a human being? And what happens when it's stored incorrectly? Jesse Dixon, MD, Ph.D., has spent years studying the way this ...

The tiny shell protecting the HIV virus resembles a slightly rounded ice cream cone, but there is nothing sweet about it. More than 40 million people worldwide live with AIDS because of this virus, ...

Neuroscience rarely enjoys clean experiments. Most brain disorders are mosaics of risk genes, aging, lifestyle and chance that leave their origins obscured. Huntington's disease (HD) is different. It ...

A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opt its host’s systems with the help of ...

Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method ...

A team led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists have developed a new technology that can eavesdrop on the hidden electrical dialogues unfolding inside miniature, lab-grown ...