Hair grows because cells at the root divide and push it upward, like toothpaste squeezed from a tube. At least, this is what what we thought. However, new research claims this explanation is ...

CD8+ T cells divide cysteine between pathways that control growth and cancer-killing activity. Adjusting its use can enhance ...

Mitochondria don’t just generate energy—they also carefully organize their own DNA in a surprisingly elegant way. Scientists have discovered that a long-overlooked phenomenon called “mitochondrial ...

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

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

Every year, more than 200,000 people in Germany suffer a heart attack. This is caused by blocked coronary arteries. As a ...

Researchers at Umeå University have contributed new insights into how cancer cells protect themselves from cell death. The ...

That’s why they turn to simulations, like this one, which tracks how a bacterial cell divides into two. The simulation tries ...

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential ...

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is the most common form of childhood cancer. In this type of cancer, which affects blood ...

A graduate student at Fred Hutch Cancer Center has produced a near real-time picture of how well the human immune system is ...