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During pregnancy, fetal cells invade maternal tissues and can persist for decades, but the effects of these non-self cells remain largely obscure.

Researchers mapped tissue remodeling during colitis development in mice to explore how diverse cell types contribute and respond to the disease.  

Epigenetic control of gene expression can switch on genes that push cell division into overdrive independently of genetic faults.

A new microfluidics cell culture model recapitulates the basic biology of gut touch.

A lower-resolution spatial epigenomics method offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional single-cell approaches.

A tickborne virus uses cholesterol receptors to worm its way into the cell.

An essential nutrient and the gut flora, thought to have separate but important roles in the immune response, join forces.

Reactive oxygen species cause mutations to DNA bases that can lead to cancer, but the long-blamed mitochondria could have been wrongfully charged.

Removing microRNA that caused conversion of male mice embryos into female sheds light on key noncoding elements in sex determination.

Researchers simulated interactions between microbial molecules and neural receptors to explore whether gut bacteria might influence brain chemistry.

In plants, sugar transport and microbial community composition go hand in hand. 

A new system for simultaneous genomic edits could unlock better models of complex diseases.