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Mice engineered to overproduce the organelles involved in cell division spontaneously develop malignancies.

Through similar mechanisms, amino acid depletion in culture and cytokine activity in the tumor microenvironment prompt cancer cells to metastasize.

While studying the progression of healthy cells into cancerous ones, researchers discover a way to engraft human blood cells into animals.

See what cytokine activity and cellular starvation have to do with cancer metastasis.

A database of scientific journal titles has removed several OMICS titles for “publication concerns.”

Overestimation of effect sizes in meta-analyses is linked with early-career status, small collaborations, or misconduct records, according to a study.

 Zebra finches reared by another species learn to sing their foster parents’ song with rhythms characteristic of their genetic background.

An experiment in which people pass each other initially nonrhythmic drumming sequences reveals the human affinity for musical patterns.

Zebra finches dial down dopamine signaling when they hear errors in a song performance.

Birds' brains respond to distorted songs with changes in dopamine signaling.

Mummy berry disease coats blueberry leaves with sweet, sticky stains that smell like flowers, luring in passing insects to spread fungal spores.

Warmth acts on a light-sensing protein similarly to the way shade does, setting off a growth spurt in plant seedlings.

See how different environmental conditions affect the activity of a molecule sensitive to both light and temperature.

Plants grown in dry soil produce offspring that are hardier in drought conditions, and DNA methylation appears responsible. 

Vaccine-induced macrophages open a new realm of study into remodeling the immune system to reduce the risk of infections during cancer treatment.

Eukaryotes prevent secondary RNA structures called G-quadruplexes, commonly observed in vitro, from forming in the cell. 

See how researchers visualize regions of active genes.

Scientists find fewer RNA G-quadruplexes in vivo than in vitro.

Cells with the best traction on a substrate pull their neighbors toward firmer ground.

Different assays lead to opposing conclusions on bacterial spores’ requirements during germination.