When the Nobel committee called, Fred Ramsdell did not pick up. Plus, searching ancient archaea for solutions to modern antibiotic resistance.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Were there already viruses on Earth when the ...

Some eukaryotes consist of a single cell; but most single-celled creatures are made of simpler cells which lack obvious ...

Viruses typically aren’t considered ‘alive,’ as many core biological functions are outsourced to their hosts. But a newly discovered organism appears to straddle the line between virus and cell. Like ...

Scientists have identified tubulin structures in primitive Asgard archea that may have been the precursor of our own cellular skeletons. In 2010, biologists made a shocking discovery. Living in the ...

A new tool greatly improves scientists' ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells, ...

Many medications and other therapeutic agents, including antibiotics and cancer therapies, must enter cells to reach their ...