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Proteins that trigger cell senescence occupy much of the literature on aging, but a small RNA moves into the limelight.

Antigen knockdown prevented organ rejection in minipigs, even in the absence of immunosuppression.

Human innate immune cells that “remember” previous stimulation could provide new insights into chronic inflammatory diseases.

The 2.4-million-year-old environmental DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.

Python heart muscles ramp up their force to sustain metabolic activity to maintain increased metabolism during feeding.

Dopamine is a nuanced molecule that not only plays important roles in bad habits but also in behaviors that are necessary for survival and well-being.

The microbiome is a dynamic environment that can give researchers the inside scoop on health and disease.

Psilocybin, a psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, triggers brain activity characteristic of dream states.

While covid has caused illness and millions of deaths among humans, multiple nonhuman animal species have turned out to be susceptible to it, too.

When it comes to supplying their purine needs, cancer cells may use salvaged metabolites, according to a study in mice. 

Administering immunotherapy when the tumor microenvironment is most susceptible to T cells enhances treatment efficacy in mice.

Scientists have perfected the recipe to convert giant panda skin cells into stem cells to study the animal’s biology and aid its conservation. 

Zhijian “James” Chen received this year’s Albert Lasker Award for discovering cGAS, an enzyme which scopes out DNA-based threats and alerts the immune system.

A new study employs a multiomic approach to study how cytomegalovirus activation impacts breast milk bioactive factors and the infant microbiota.

Even as CRISPR-based tools become a lab staple, scientists strive to tackle the associated technological challenges to improve their efficacy and safety.   

Murine T cells that survived at least four host lifetimes offer insights into immunological senescence. 

University of Amsterdam researchers claimed the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studying polymers by racing inebriated and sober worms through a chromatography maze.

By postnatally providing a transcription factor important for brain development, researchers fixed abnormalities generated in utero in mice.

Clusters of epithelial cells migrate at different speeds depending on their layout, with single-file assemblies making the fastest journeys.