UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps explain how these tumors resist environmental stress and thrive in acidic, low ...

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which cancer cells create their own growth signals to proliferate, independent ...

Scientists have discovered that T cell receptors activate through a hidden spring-like motion that had never been seen before ...

Cancer cells have an insatiable appetite for energy as they multiply more rapidly than normal cells. Greedy cancer cells hijack various cellular functions to find and exploit energy and other ...

University of Iowa-led study has revealed the unexpected structure adopted by the DNA repair protein RAD52 as it binds and protects replicating DNA in dividing cells. A University of Iowa-led study ...

When cell division (mitosis) takes too long, it can be a sign that something is wrong with the cells, for example, DNA damage or chromosomal instability. That's why our cells come with an innate ...

Seals give birth only when conditions are right. After mating, a female seal can delay implantation of the embryo in the ...

MIT scientists have achieved the first-ever lab synthesis of verticillin A, a complex fungal compound discovered in 1970. Its delicate structure stalled chemists for decades, despite differing from ...

Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on ...