This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin. This was likely so it ...

Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...

New study shows plastic accumulates in the brain, as well as other body parts. Scientists don't know what impact it has if any.