A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...

Something was clearly in the water – or rather the blood, as Shimizu’s story focuses on the exploits of anthropomorphised blood cells inside the body of a young girl.

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have developed ...

A new imaging technique reveals ribosomes work together when translating mRNA, preventing slowdowns in protein production. This discovery challenges prior beliefs and could revolutionize our ...

Researchers have developed a computer model to help scientists identify tumor-fighting immune cells in patients with lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Scientists have developed a new kind of laser-based artificial neuron that mimics a biological nerve cell. This artificial ...

The Southport murderer refused to leave his cell at one of Britain’s highest security jails as a judge today corrected a ‘technical error’ in his sentence. Axel Rudakubana, 18, was ...

Astellas is to work with UK biotech Adaptimmune Therapeutics to develop allogeneic ‘off-the-shelf’ T-cell therapies for cancer. The Japanese pharma said its wholly-owned subsidiary Universal ...

Bone-marrow-derived multipotent progenitor stromal cells — or mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) — are the common predecessors of cells of the mesenchymal lineage, such as bone, cartilage and fat ...