Scientists Discover Sperm Seem To Bypass a Fundamental Law of Physics
Human sperm cells may swim by exploiting unusual “odd elasticity” within their flagella, helping them move through highly…
This Weird Sea Creature May Have Rewritten Life’s Genetic Rulebook
Image of the ‘sea walnut’ Mnemiopsis leydi. Credit: Joan-Josep Soto Angel Long-distance gene control first emerged around 650…
Tending The Frontier: Pietro De Camilli and the Cell Biology of Neurons
Pietro De Camilli’s passion for discovery remains undiminished—a passion that traces back to a childhood in northern Italy.…
Scientists Turn Cancer’s Own Bacteria Against It in Breakthrough Therapy
A bacteria-inspired therapy disrupts cancer cell energy production and shows strong results in early studies. Credit: Shutterstock A…
Scientists Just Captured Killer T Cells in Action Inside Tumors
A cytotoxic T cell imaged by cryo-expansion microscopy (cryo-ExM). The colorful dots at the center are cytotoxic granules…
Scientists Just Discovered the Hidden Trick That Keeps Your Cells Alive
Cells use a surprising “pearling” motion to evenly distribute mitochondrial DNA. This newly uncovered process may be key…
World-First Study Reveals Human Hearts Can Regenerate After a Heart Attack
New research suggests the human heart may have a previously underappreciated ability to regenerate after a heart attack,…
Scientists Uncover Fatal Weakness in “Zombie Cells” Linked to Cancer
Researchers have uncovered a new vulnerability in senescent “zombie-like” cells, which accumulate in cancers and aging tissues. By…
Scientists Debunk 100-Year-Old Belief About Brain Cells, Rewriting Textbooks
Axons are long, thin extensions of neurons that carry electrical signals away from the cell body to other…
Powerful Antioxidant Found To Play a Key Role in Proper Protein Folding
The ER is shown in the upper right, with disulfide-linked GSSG in the lumen. The exporter resembles the…
new ‘cellular organ’ discovered in gut microbes
The newly discovered organelle was found in ciliates (like this Entodinium caudatum). These eukaryotic organisms live in the…
The Physics of Brain Development: How Cells Pull Together to Form the Neural Tube
Newswise — In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails…