A centromere is a specialized location in the DNA that functions as the control center of cell division and is maintained, unchanged, across generations of cells. It is characterized by a special ...

Living cells must constantly process information to keep track of the changing world around them and arrive at an appropriate response. Through billions of years of trial and error, evolution has ...

A team of Indian physicists may have discovered the signatures of a hidden information-processing network in all living cells. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons, but scientists have spent much less time figuring out how they contribute to brain functions. A novel study by MIT researchers at ...

Images produced during the research show the effect of the team’s knockout of the protein Gat3. The left image of an experimental control shows the mouse cortex when the protein was not knocked out, ...