This important study demonstrates the potential of synthetic gene circuits to detect and target aberrant RAS activity in cancer cell lines. The circuit design is novel and the evidence supporting the ...

Researchers created replicas of 3D cell structures inside Minecraft and made them available for anyone to use in their own installation of the game.

Mitochondria play a crucial role in cellular energy production, and their dysfunction has long been linked to metabolic ...

Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new details about how the human genome produces instructions for creating ...

Mitochondrial defects, however, are associated with the development of diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Patients who suffer from this disorder are unable to produce enough insulin or use the insulin ...

Mitochondrial damage is common in metabolic diseases like Diabetes, affecting insulin production and function in patients. Diabetics’ insulin-producing β-cells have abnormal mitochondria, impairing ...

Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function. Mitochondria are essential for generating energy that fuels cells and helps them function.

With the strong associations established in epidemiologic studies and a dearth of evidence on the actual mechanisms by which ...

A group of scientists in China has revealed a novel mechanism whereby a short form of IL-18, generated by caspase-3 cleavage ...

This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

Research from the Voigt lab at the Babraham Institute has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise ...