Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

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Recently, a major study found a link between choline levels in the brain and anxiety disorders. So what does this mean for you? Let’s break it down: what you need to know, how this nutrient might ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

Researchers reveal that lack of sleep damages the myelin sheath in the brain and slows the rate of neural signal transmission ...

From left to right: Dr. Raymond Deshaies, Dr. Lyn Jones, and Dr. Juri Rappsilber, newly appointed members of Proxima's Scientific Advisory Board.

A new study has uncovered how an exceptionally scarce protein can orchestrate the assembly of large‑scale gene-silencing ...

Mitochondria are essential for cell survival, repair, and adaptation. Not only do they generate most of the energy needed ...

Cryogenic microscopy at Diamond Light Source enables high-resolution, correlative imaging of cells under near-physiological ...

Building functional human muscle in the laboratory has long been a goal of regenerative medicine, but one stubborn obstacle remains: real muscle is not just a mass of cells. Its strength and function ...

Biomolecular condensates were long believed to be simple liquid blobs inside cells. Researchers have now uncovered that some are actually supported by fine protein filaments forming an internal ...

Cells rely on biomolecular condensates to coordinate essential biological processes without surrounding membranes.