New Maynooth University (MU) research led by the Department of Biology's Dr. Ciara Flynn, working within the research group ...

A viral infection from millions of years ago may have influenced chimp brain evolution through DNA leftovers in the genome.

New research in male rats suggests that the timing and duration of testosterone exposure may influence whether newly born ...

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Could disruptions in the flow of energy through mitochondria cause everything from type 2 diabetes to Alzheimer’s?

Revisiting Hematopoiesis from Lower Animals'Sponges—creatures that cling to rocks in the sea and look just like plants.They ...

Earlier this year, an outbreak of Andes hantavirus on a cruise ship, which killed three passengers and sickened 13, ...

Discover expert insights into single-cell proteomics, revealing protein diversity and non-canonical biology with advanced ...

Where is the mind?Where do you think the mind is located in the body?Most people would probably answer, "the brain."Certainly ...

By combining gene expression and chromatin accessibility data from more than one million brain cell nuclei, researchers have ...

Laboratory experiments and simulations indicate that disordered substrates can roughen tumor-cell boundaries and promote ...

By turning a patient's own immune cells into stronger cancer-fighting cells, CAR T-cell therapy has transformed how some ...