Anchorage-dependent cells are cells that require physical attachment to a solid surface, such as a culture dish, to survive, ...

Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where ...

Glycans are important complex carbohydrates found on cell surfaces that serve crucial roles in cell-to-cell communication, ...

Konstanz researchers identify an enzyme that plays a role in the migration of cells in our body—not only during normal tissue formation and wound healing, but also when tumor cells metastasize. This ...

Researchers have discovered that the enzyme NUDT5 utilizes its structure to exercise metabolic control over a key pathway in ...

Enzymes help digest food, clean laundry, make perfumes, and build medicines. They also break down toxins in the environment. Because of their wide use, scientists have worked for years to create ...

The emergence of cancer drug resistance remains one of the most pressing problems in cancer care and there is a critical need ...

Enzymes are proteins that facilitate biochemical reactions by acting as a catalyst, and thus, their expression and activity have a strong influence on the reactions taking place within cells. As ...

There are many health problems that can be traced back to errors in the genetic code. There are also many potential benefits to genetic engineering outside of healthcare. Nature has already found ways ...

Northeastern University researchers used an original machine learning tool to predict how genetic mutations cause a rare ...

A group of Penn researchers found that a common blood pressure medicine can be used to prevent brain cancer cells from ...