Movement defines life across the animal kingdom. From a fish cutting through water to a bird taking flight, muscles power ...

Within every muscle of every living species with a backbone, a protein called myosin tugs on a partner protein to generate a ...

From historical dramas and frontier classics to thoughtful documentaries and laugh-out-loud comedy, these six releases offer ...

A new Lancet review concludes that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines neither persist indefinitely in the body nor become part of our DNA ...

LMU researchers demonstrate that oxygenic photosynthesis can occur with only a single photosystem, overturning a fundamental ...

One widely used sweetener had a surprising impact when paired with a common medication.

Exposure to microgravity aboard the International Space Station causes mitochondria in human cells and in worms to produce ...

The epigenetic modifier MLL4 has an unassuming name—the 4, for instance, indicates it's just one in a family of such ...

A large laboratory study found that many commonly used sweeteners can directly change the growth of gut bacteria. Researchers ...

While marketed as healthier alternatives to sugar, there is growing evidence linking sweeteners in food and drinks to ...

Researchers solved a long-standing mystery behind how a bacterial toxin associated with colorectal cancer damages the colon. The toxin first binds to a receptor called claudin-4, giving it access to ...