The human body cannot produce vitamin B2—also known as riboflavin—itself; it must absorb the important substance through diet ...

One of the most widely accepted models for how cells remember their identity may be incorrect. This is shown in a new study ...

Christopher H. Contag explores how tissue regeneration involves organized interactions beyond just cell replacement, highlighting two emerging technologies ...

How do blood vessels stay strong, flexible, and responsive to the body's changing need for oxygen and nutrients? The answer lies not only in biology—but also in physics. Researchers at Åbo Akademi ...

Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Germany have unveiled an artificial intelligence system designed to ...

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure—and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of chemical characteristics.

In Michigan Tech's biology teaching lab, undergraduate students research potential cancer cures with help from the humble worm.

Scientists have discovered that a rare “mirror-image” version of the amino acid cysteine can dramatically slow the growth of certain cancers while leaving healthy cells largely untouched. Unlike most ...

A research team led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists has developed a new strategy to engineer immune cells that dramatically prolongs their effectiveness after being infused into ...

That superhero is a gene called TP53, and for decades scientists have known it as the “guardian of the genome.” In a healthy cell, TP53 acts like both a brake and an emergency stop button. When DNA ...

For Andrew Hall, a veteran of Big Pharma-turned biotech builder, he has spent much of his recent career operating inside those constraints — and learning how to lead through them. Today, as CEO of ...

Making a living brain transparent and watching its neurons fire without disturbing their function-sounds like science fiction ...