Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is essential for the survival of our cells. The human body can't produce it, but we can maintain healthy levels of this vitamin by eating foods like salmon, legumes ...

Researchers at Kyushu University have discovered a vital role for calcium in getting rid of dead cells in our body’s ...

Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell’s survival ...

A plant physiologist and longtime professor, she helped develop an undergraduate major in environmental studies at Yale ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a method for culturing fertilized chick eggs without their shells. The ...

Each toxin found in black widow venom targets the nervous system in a unique way. Among these substances, α-latrotoxin stands out. It is known to paralyze insects and crustaceans, and is poisonous to ...

The discovery of a surprising way yeast used to brew beer can survive starvation could open the door to new treatments for ...

EMBL Hamburg and CSSB scientists have uncovered the molecular details of how we absorb vitamin B1, paving the way to ...

Programmed cell death protects the body against cancer and other diseases. A team of researchers led by Professor Alexander ...

Some Pseudomonas inhabit inhospitable niches. Like other extremophiles, some Pseudomonas adapt their biochemical traits to ...