Macrophages, key regulators of tissue health and immune defense, are among the most abundant immune cells in solid tumors. Their role in cancer has been difficult to define because even closely ...

If scientists could shrink themselves to microscopic size and take a journey through the human body—like the submarine crew ...

All processes such as wound healing, hair growth, and the replacement of old cells with new ones depend on cell division.

Processes such as wound healing, hair growth, and the continual renewal of cells all rely on cell division. In this process, chromosomes must be evenly distributed between two daughter cells. Even ...

Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism through which skin cells organize and control protein production during ...

Cancer cells are known for their “glutamine addiction,” but many can escape this weakness by switching to alternative fuels.

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have discovered that if animal cells gain an extra set of chromosomes, a ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Temporarily disabling a protein complex that organizes DNA into loops inside the cell's nucleus drastically disrupted the ...

Whereas most of the cells in a healthy animal’s body get along by following the same set of genetic rules, cancer cells ...