In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur ...

In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur ...

When blood cancer in children progresses particularly aggressively, it is often due to a genetic defect: a gene fusion, such ...

The protein, reverse transcriptase, has become an essential tool for making DNA copies of RNA.

Cells frequently encounter conditions that can damage them or even lead to cell death. To keep functioning, they must rapidly ...

The success of a transplant from a patient with only one copy of the protective gene might be a one-off, but may also allow ...

Ribosomes, the protein factories of the cell, are essential for all living organisms. They bind to mRNA and move along the ...

Hyperthermophilic archaea are true survival experts. They thrive in boiling hot springs and deep-sea vents—environments ...

New tools that create ultra-precise maps of our tissues are transforming our ability to diagnose and cure once-fatal ...

The former dean of medicine and biological sciences was awarded the Walsh McDermott Medal for his lifelong dedication to ...

Biochemistry is the study of the structure and function of biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Biochemistry is also used to describe techniques suited to ...

One of the hallmarks of cancer cells is their ability to evade apoptosis, or programmed cell death, through changes in protein expression. Inducing ...