Two American biologists have won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a crucial way genes are regulated. Two American biologists have won this year's Nobel Prize in ...

The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited diseases. The organelle, a type of specialized structure, has been dubbed a ...

In living cells, regulation of the electrochemical environment is supposed to be managed by ion channels—protein complexes that reside in cell membranes and assume definite shapes. So, it’s surprising ...

The physiology program prepares students for a career in original research, teaching, and applied physiology at a college, university, or professional school level. Graduates also find employment in ...

Researchers developed CytoTape, an intracellular protein fiber that records cellular activity over time using molecular tags.

Victor Ambros, a developmental biologist at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School, won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or ...

Advanced in vitro models such as organ-on-chip systems aim to replicate human physiology more accurately than conventional cell cultures. However, most existing platforms struggle to incorporate ...

Unraveling the mysteries of how biological organisms function begins with understanding the molecular interactions within and ...