Mighty microscopic fibers are the key to cell division and life itself

Every second, millions of cells in your body divide in two. In the space of an hour, they duplicate their DNA and grow a web ...

Tapping the engines of cellular electrochemistry and forces of evolution

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have a unique resource in the form of the Center for Biomolecular ...
FierceBiotech

3 immunologists win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery of regulatory T cells

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three pioneering immunologists for their work on regulatory T cells, including two who conducted their winning work at a British ...
The New York Times

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its immune responses. By Gina Kolata and Ali Watkins Mary E. Brunkow, Fred ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Trio of Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize for Groundbreaking Discovery of Immune Cells That Prevent Autoimmune Disease

Nobel Committee Secretary-General Thomas Perlmann addresses journalists during an October 6 press conference announcing the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden. Jonathan ...
GEN

Brunkow, Ramsdell, Sakaguchi Win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Peripheral Immune Tolerance

Three scientists shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their contributions to the field of immunology. Earlier today, it was announced that Mary E. Brunkow, PhD, Fred Ramsdell, PhD ...
C&EN

Light-Controlled Promiscuous Cell Adhesion through the Plasma Membrane-Binding Protein BcLOV4

Dynamic regulation of cell–cell adhesion is fundamental to numerous biological processes and is the key to engineering multicellular structures. Optogenetic tools offer precise spatiotemporal control ...
eLife

Impact of maximal overexpression of a non-toxic protein on yeast cell physiology

This convincing study advances our understanding of the physiological consequences of the strong overexpression of non-toxic proteins in baker's yeast. The findings suggest that a massive protein ...
C&EN

Versatile Image-Assisted Cell Sorting by Selective Trapping with Spatiotemporal Multiparameter Targeting

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Current cell sorting methods often lack versatility, require complex setups, demand ...
Boston.com

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Quizzes Did you follow the local news this week? Take our Greater Boston news quiz. Test your knowledge of cell phone struggles, a pierogi problem, and a bronze Brady in this week’s news quiz.
SciTech Daily

Scientists Discover Unknown Organelle Inside Our Cells

A mysterious new organelle may reshape our understanding of cellular recycling and inherited disease. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com A newly found organelle, the hemifusome, helps manage ...