Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

When human cells lack oxygen, they must react. Without oxygen, the metabolism can hardly generate energy, and many vital ...

Two recently published studies led by Brazilian scientists reveal the key roles of multifunctional proteins, STIP1 and Maspin ...

For example, naïve T cells increase in size before undergoing a burst of proliferation, while liver and fat cells enlarge or contract in response to nutrient availability. In these cases, size changes ...

In models of melanoma, lung and breast cancers, a subset of “persister” cells that survive treatment displayed chronic, ...