Christian de Duve chose to be euthanized at home in Belgium at age 95.
Christian de Duve chose to be euthanized at home in Belgium at age 95.
A small protein produced by fat cells appears to regulate blood sugar levels, potentially revealing a new way to treat diabetes.
As telomeres shorten with age, genes as far as 1,000 kilobases away could be affected, including one responsible for an inherited muscle disease.
Researchers use a protein-lipid complex found in human breast milk to increase the activity of otherwise-ineffective antibiotics against drug-resistant pathogens.
Hybrid viruses derived from an H5N1 bird flu strain can infect guinea pigs through the air.
Scientists create biocompatible, self-luminescing nanoparticles for in vivo imaging.
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By varying the size of their steps, dynein motor proteins work effectively as teams to carry heavy loads around the cell.
Sorting out T-cell functional and phenotypic heterogeneity depends on studying single cells.
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