Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks.

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders ...

Overview of the 30S The secondary structure diagram for 16S RNA is shown in Fig. 2a, along with the definitions for the standard helix numbering H1–H45 (ref. 13).

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds - ticks.

The filoviruses Ebola and Marburg use several different and effective mechanisms to both evade and battle the immune system. This Review explores recent findings in the filovirus–host-defence ...

Merck & Co/MSD’s Ebola vaccine has been recommended for conditional approval by the EMA’s main advisory committee, teeing up what looks set to be the first licensed vaccine for the disease ...

Catch up on the epidemiology of the current Ebola outbreak in this brief overview, and learn about the treatments and vaccines currently under development.

Imagine you open up the hood of your car and take a look inside. You see an engine, the battery, various fluid reservoirs; ...

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...