Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative computational method, called ddHodge, that can reconstruct ...

From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop ...

T his past year, we explored a lot of new cell biology research—from cancer to plants to microbes, and more! It’s hard to ...

When killer T cells of our immune system divide, they normally undergo asymmetric cell division (ACD): Each daughter cell ...

RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins.

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

The study's main contributors include (L-R) graduate student Joshua Shaffer, professor Upasna Sharma, and postdoc Alka Gupta. (Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta) The pioneering research of UC Santa Cruz’s ...

Biology textbooks may need a revision, say scientists, who present new evidence that an arm-like structure of mammalian brain cells may be a different shape than scientists have assumed for more than ...

One of the biggest risk factors for developing liver cancer is a high-fat diet. A new study from MIT reveals how a fatty diet ...

A combination of two supplements — resveratrol and copper — reduced the aggressiveness of tumors in glioblastoma, a type of ...