Modern cells are complex chemical entities with cytoskeletons, finely regulated internal and external molecules, and genetic ...

The light-sensitive tissue of birds’ eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood vessels – instead, it powers itself with a ...

Pancreatic cancer may evade the immune system using a clever molecular trick. Researchers found that the cancer-driving ...

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work ...

A newly uncovered immune chain reaction in the gut may explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease face a much higher ...

How do immune cells strike a balance, unleashing rapid attacks against pathogens or cancer, while avoiding damage to healthy cells? Research into an immune kill switch holds potential for controlling ...

Researchers documented the activity of neurons that shape directional navigation as bats explored a remote island off the ...

Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

That’s only one problem. Your immune system also has an adaptive system of specialized immune cells and antibodies that attack and destroy invading microbes. This system remembers what those intruders ...

Universal gene‑edited CAR‑T therapies turn donor T cells into off‑the‑shelf cancer treatments, cutting delays and costs while ...

Complex sugar-protein molecules that sense external messages to help a cell grow or respond to its environment can now be ...

Many people still don’t understand how protein works, why it matters or the best ways to get enough of it in their diet. Here ...