Scientists looking for new ways to tackle hard-to-treat breast cancers turned to an unexpected source: Munronia henryi, a plant known for producing limonoids, a family of complex natural compounds ...

Researchers in Japan have identified a striking new way immune cells strip DNA out of dying neighbors, a process they call ...

Mitochondria possess their own mRNA translation system, mediated by specialized mitoribosomes. Dysregulation of mitochondrial translation disrupts metabolic homeostasis and is linked to various ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Specialized compartments within cells carry out specific functions. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images ...

Scientists have discovered a unique fungus in the ruins of Chernobyl that not only survives but thrives in extreme radiation, with melanin in its cells acting as a natural shield against ionizing ...

The spatial and temporal relationships between sequential metabolic enzymes in a pathway have revealed how metabolon formation contributes to metabolic control. This study uses fluorescence microscopy ...

Many winners of the annual Lasker Awards have gone on to win a Nobel Prize in medicine or other fields. Lucy Shapiro of Stanford University was honored for her 55-year career investigating how ...

For much of the 20th century it was thought that the adult brain was incapable of regeneration. This view has since shifted dramatically and neurogenesis – the birth of new neurons – is now a widely ...

The advancement of technology has spurred human exploration into extreme environments. However, conventional power systems face significant challenges in such scenarios, particularly in terms of ...

Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Gronostajowa 2, Krakow 30-387, Poland Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University in Krakow, ...