When someone gets a bad infection, the body's immune system rushes in to fight the germs. But sometimes this defense system ...

Colorectal cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide, largely due to metastasis and ...

Plant immunity is largely initiated at the cellular level, with each cell capable of autonomous detection and response, while ...

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on ...

Researchers have created a method called optovolution that uses light to guide the evolution of proteins with dynamic behaviors. By engineering yeast cells so their survival depended on proteins ...

Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants, and whales, needs a way for their cells to connect with ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Hangzhou-based Zhejiang University have made a major breakthrough in ...

Learn how CD47 protein drives glioblastoma growth and affects treatment outcomes in this groundbreaking research from ...

A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new research ...

A newly identified role for the neuronal MPS shows it controls nutrient uptake by acting as a gatekeeper. Its disruption ...

An unexpected discovery may bring scientists closer to a long-sought goal: finding an ideal immunotherapy target for solid ...