Scientists have created a new type of organism that transcends the states of life and death. Here's what we know.

According to microbiologist Susanne Erdmann, RNA can morph into different forms, acting as an enzyme, latching onto DNA, and ...

Though they live only a few hours before dividing, bacteria can anticipate the approach of cold weather and prepare for it.

According to an article published in the journal PNAS, different lineages of amoebae and ancestors of plants, algae and ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional ...

Several factors influence how these cells survive after death, including the time elapsed since death, trauma, and metabolic ...

Scientists discover multicellular life forms emerging from the cells of dead organisms, raising profound ethical questions ...

A recent study suggests that by the Neoproterozoic period, distinct lineages of amoebae, as well as the ancestors of plants, ...

This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of ...

Embryo development starts when a single egg cell is fertilized and starts dividing continuously. Initially a chaotic cluster, it gradually evolves into a highly organized structure. Scientists have ...

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic ...

This interesting study focuses on a previously reported positive correlation between translational efficiency and protein noise. This is unexpected as typically noise is inversely related to ...