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A newly-discovered molecular mechanism might explain the link between stem cells and cancer
The beneficial bacteria in our guts are open to attack from viruses
When yeast cells want to mate, they grow extensions in the direction of potential partners
What keeps the machinery for chopping functional pieces out of certain long RNA strands from cutting up the wrong kinds of RNA?
What separates the cells that are prone to suicide from those that are long lived?
Proteins must match up correctly to catch a ride from one site to another in the cell
After a career as a top cardiac surgeon, Prof. Bernardo Vidne decided to get a Ph.D. in science
Why do cells keep two pump systems for nutrient uptake?
Why do cells have two different pump mechanisms for nutrients?
A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms