The brain’s phagocytes follow an ATP bread trail laid down by calcium waves to the site of damage.
The brain’s phagocytes follow an ATP bread trail laid down by calcium waves to the site of damage.
Diverse plant communities create a disease-fighting "soil genotype."
Mice with inflammatory bowel disease harbor gut bacteria that damage host DNA, predisposing mice to cancer.
Japanese astronauts deliver an aquarium to the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity on marine life.
Field studies reveal non-virulent bacteria take advantage of their virulent counterparts to get a free pass into their host.
Actin filaments respond to pressure by forming branches at their curviest spots, helping resist the push.
Germline stem cells discovered in human ovaries can be cultured into fresh eggs.
Human-specific duplications of a gene involved in brain development may have contributed to our species’ unique intelligence.
Human embryonic stem cells swiftly kill themselves in response to DNA damage.
Genes that react to cellular sugar content are regulated by a long non-coding RNA via an unexpected mechanism