In an attempt to preserve and restore endangered species, some scientists are exploring whether animal excrement could hold ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

Cells are the smallest unit of life and the building blocks for all organisms. Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus ...

Most animal cells possess a nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria. The nucleus contains the genetic material (DNA) of the organism and controls the cell’s activities. The cell ...

Moreover, each step in the flow of information from DNA to ... in most animals relies on translational control because very little transcription occurs during the first few cell divisions after ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

Chemical modification of DNA or of chromatin-associated proteins, particularly histones, has a major influence on chromatin structure and gene expression. In animal cells, DNA can be modified by ...

DNA methylation status in a variety of tissues can accurately reveal the age of an animal, but previously discovered epigenetic clocks often aren’t evolutionarily conserved. In a study published today ...