Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

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Scientists have transformed enigmatic cell structures, called vaults, into storage units for messenger-RNA molecules made in ...

Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

Cell signaling is crucial for cells to communicate and function correctly. Disruptions in these pathways, caused by genetic mutations or environmental factors, can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, ...

A recent publication in Nature Medicine describes a novel immunotherapy targeting pancreatic cancer that has shown promising ...

A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is ...