Heather Jordan and Jennifer Wargo will discuss how metagenomics studies help uncover new and medically relevant functions of the human microbiome.

A microfluidic device creates a single hole in each cell to allow efficient DNA entry without compromising viability.

There’s a new cell-based cancer immunotherapy on the block.

A device for piercing individual holes in cell membranes allows vector-free DNA delivery while maintaining cell viability.

A small RNA in Pseudomonas triggers an avoidance response in C. elegans that can be passed on to the next generation, according to research presented at this week’s meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology.

What do scientists know about this membraneless nuclear body discovered less than two decades ago?

Discovering a new type of subnuclear body taught me how pursuing the unexpected can lead to new insights—in this case, about long noncoding RNAs and liquid-liquid phase separation in cells.

In light of recent reports of electronic-cigarette–related illness and death, UNC Chapel Hill professor Robert Tarran discusses the dangerous effects of e-liquids on the lungs.

Researchers track which genes are active in the polyp during successive cell states.