A flood of new discoveries has refined our definition of cancer stem cells. Now it’s up to human clinical trials to test if they can make a difference in patients.
A flood of new discoveries has refined our definition of cancer stem cells. Now it’s up to human clinical trials to test if they can make a difference in patients.
When children need medications, getting the dosing and method of administration right is like trying to hit a moving target with an untried weapon.
Despite years of research, the longstanding mystery of where the autophagosome gets its double lipid bilayers is not much clearer.
Examples of parasites that manipulate the behavior of their hosts are not hard to come by, but scientists have only recently begun to understand how they induce such dramatic changes.
The body’s own mechanism for dispersing the inflammatory reaction might lead to new treatments for chronic pain.
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As neuroscientists look to the future of their field, they are beginning to delve into more complex factors that define our emotions and intentions.
Exploiting the unique properties of living systems makes synthetic biologists better engineers.