Scientists have discovered how the amino acid leucine boosts the body’s energy production by protecting key mitochondrial ...

The field of tissue-immune interactions has undergone significant transformation as emerging evidence demonstrates the centrality of local microenvironments ...

Cells are regularly faced with environmental stresses that may damage or destroy them. To survive, they quickly adjust their ...

New research shows the use of a new cellular probe helped discover new findings about certain cellular processes. Collaborative research at the University of Cincinnati has developed a new probe to ...

Mitochondria are well known as energy suppliers, and powerhouses of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of those functions is outcompeting pathogens for resources, according to ...

We have a variety of ways to terminate the life of a cell within our bodies. Some of these are programed processes within the cells themselves, while other deaths come from external processes.

Genetic engineers can design and assemble sophisticated gene circuits to program cells with new functions, but important ...