Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

When killer T cells of our immune system divide, they normally undergo asymmetric cell division (ACD): Each daughter cell ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals capable of detecting and responding to physical tension in DNA. This ...

A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and ...

Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast heartbeat, it's been at least 30 years since any new treatments have been ...

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) arises from defective blood stem cells that progressively lose their normal functions. Japanese researchers have revealed how changes in chromatin accessibility—how DNA ...

With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for inherited disease.

Four mice launched on October 31 via the Shenzhou-21 crewed mission, housed in a specialised habitat designed to mimic Earth ...

A study links long-term PM2.5 air pollution to higher levels of anti-nuclear antibodies, early warning signs of autoimmune ...

The Delta State chapter of the Take It Back Movement (TIB) has condemned the disturbing pattern of police misconduct, unlawful detention and selective enforcement of the law in the state. This ...

In 2025, UCL scientists made breakthroughs in Huntington’s disease, cancer and sight loss, revealed the Sun’s south pole and ...