In 1979, famed molecular biologist, Francis Crick, stated that it would be "[impossible] to create an exact wiring diagram ... cells -- those that suppress neural activity -- as a simple force ...

Summary: Scientists have created the most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to ... Scientists previously thought of inhibitory cells—those that suppress neural activity—as a simple force ...

The Min protein system prevents abnormal cell division in bacteria, but is poorly understood. Researchers have uncovered how engineered e.coli bacteria control protein levels for maximum efficiency.

Starting in the 1970s, researchers identified a beautiful system of specialised cells in the hippocampus (the brain’s memory ...

From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion ... the ...

For Williams, and her small team at Oxford University in the UK, animal feces contain ... more challenging” to extract cells from than a skin biopsy, it’s simple compared to feces, he says ...

"The work by our team outlines how cells follow a few simple rules to build chromosomes and fold DNA into these tiny, intricate structures during the mitotic phase of cell division." Co-leading ...

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

Fruit flies can fly or walk forward at high speeds in a perfect straight line. That’s because, at every moment, a network of neurons in their brain detects even the slightest deviation from their path ...