For just a few hours, shimmering waves of calcium move through cells in the developing eyes of fruit flies. These spontaneous ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

A breakthrough live-cell sensor makes DNA repair visible as it happens, unlocking new possibilities in biology and medicine.

Cancer research, drug safety testing and aging biology may all gain a major boost from a new fluorescent sensor developed at ...

Embryonic stem cells are powerful tools for understanding how organisms develop and how tissues regenerate. These cells have ...

Last month, Brown was named the 2025 recipient of MSU’s Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award, the university’s highest ...

Researchers at Harvard University’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology lab sure do axolotl questions. When Jessica Whited’s ...

In models of melanoma, lung and breast cancers, a subset of “persister” cells that survive treatment displayed chronic, ...

Researchers from the SNI network have discovered a novel way to fuse lipid vesicles at neutral pH. By harnessing a fragment of the diphtheria toxin, the team achieved vesicle membrane fusion without ...

Cells are regularly faced with environmental stresses that may damage or destroy them. To survive, they quickly adjust their ...

The field of tissue-immune interactions has undergone significant transformation as emerging evidence demonstrates the centrality of local microenvironments ...

Woolly mammoths are a step closer to coming back from extinction after scientists made a key genetic breakthrough. Scientists ...