Scientists have finally captured footage of the microscopic machinery that allows our cells to copy DNA—a fundamental process ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural ...

New findings show that the mitochondria powering our cells also control the ability of a DNA repair protein to suppress the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which causes zombie-like ...

Targeted inhibition of a "signal jammer" protein may improve how tumors respond to immunotherapy. Published today in Nature, a new study demonstrates how some cancer cells use the protein ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

St. Jude researchers identified a protein, voltage-dependent anion channel 2 (VDAC2), that tumors use as a “signal jammer” to prevent cancer cell death and evade the immune system’s functioning.

New research uncovers new insights into preventing chronic inflammation caused by aging-related zombie-like cells. In humans ...

For the first time scientists have identified promising drug candidates that bind irreversibly with a notoriously "undruggable" cancer protein target ...

Radiation therapy is a powerful tool for fighting cancer, but it comes with painful side effects. About 60% of cancer ...

Targeted inhibition of a "signal jammer" protein may improve how tumors respond to immunotherapy. Published today in Nature, ...

In humans and other multicellular organisms, cells multiply. This defining feature allows embryos to grow into adulthood, and enables the healing of the many bumps, bruises and scrapes along the way.