Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed previously unappreciated roles for the retrotransposon LINE ...

A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and ...

This article explores how single-cell multiomics and spatial transcriptomics are illuminating early pregnancy, uncovering maternal fetal cell interactions and paving the way for better understanding ...

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

During early germination, water uptake activates metabolic pathways that stimulate the production of hydrolytic enzymes like ...

PKM2 acts like a switch for cellular energy, directly determining whether cancer cells can rapidly generate energy and biosynthetic precursors to support their continued growth. Using a driving ...

Proteins are among the most important molecular building blocks of life. They are chains of amino acids assembled in our cells by ribosomes, the molecular "protein factories" of our bodies. The ...

If you've ever tried building a product catalog in Excel, you know the headache — images float over cells, they don't move ...

The constant, energy-driven motion inside living cells may generate electricity in a way no one fully recognized before.

Scientists have discovered that T cell receptors activate through a hidden spring-like motion that had never been seen before. This breakthrough may help explain why immunotherapy works for some ...