Our understanding of how cells interact with each other has been driven for decades by the central concept of ...

As an embryo develops from a small cluster of stem cells, those once "blank slate" cells begin to take on more specialized roles like brain, liver or muscle cells and organize themselves into ...

Most cell signals are chemical in nature. For example, prokaryotic organisms have sensors that detect nutrients and help them ...

Cells rely on complex signaling networks in which different molecular pathways communicate with one another. Small GTPases ...

Our understanding of how cells interact with each other has been driven for decades by the central concept of receptor-mediated signal transduction.

Acute myeloid leukemia has long been considered a disease that shrugs off glucocorticoids. While these steroid hormones form ...

Autophagy is essentially the 'rubbish collection' of our cells. If there are problems in this process, which is so important for our health, diseases such as Parkinson's can result. In their latest ...

An international research team led by Dr. Lucia Torres Fernández from the working groups of Professor Dr. Julie George and Professor Dr. Roman Thomas at the University of Cologne has identified a ...

What can pooled CRISPR screening and protein‑level readouts reveal that transcriptomics alone can't? Explore how single‑cell ...

Colorectal carcinoma remains one of the most challenging malignancies to treat, and researchers continue to search for ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease in which healthy lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue. While the early events that initiate this change are poorly understood, ...