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A rare epithelial cell known as the tuft cell may be far more important in cancer biology than previously thought. A new review in Genes...

A new study is putting a critical question at the center of disaster science: what happens after the emergency ends, when communities must rebuild while...

A new study in Nature Communications is turning attention to one of the most fundamental structures in the biology of Babesia divergens, a tick-borne parasite...

Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is often described as a disease of worn-out joints. But a new study suggests that its progression may...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have developed a systematic platform for discovering molecular glue degraders, a class of drug-like compounds that can redirect the cell’s own...

SDSS-V Releases an Unprecedented 3D Map of Stellar Nurseries Across the Milky Way The Milky Way may look like a quiet ribbon of light across...

Scientists are drawing attention to an underexplored molecular system that may determine how effectively stem cells repair damaged tissues, preserve their regenerative properties, and mature...

An embryo’s first great decision is directional: which end will become the head, and which will become the tail? In many animals, this body-axis blueprint...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1, or DM1, has long been recognized as a disease of defective RNA processing, but new research suggests that its damage begins...

Hereditary hearing loss may be one step closer to genetic correction after researchers used prime editing to repair a common mutation in the GJB2 gene...

Dendritic cells and T cells are often described as the immune system’s intelligence network: dendritic cells detect danger and present molecular evidence, while T cells...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to design complete bacteriophage genomes from scratch, then synthesized and tested the resulting viruses against bacteria that had evolved resistance...

Marcos Vinícius Sampaio Vieira was 35 when a routine medical visit uncovered three thyroid nodules, including one measuring four centimeters. His hormone levels were normal,...

The Arctic is warming faster than the global average, and Siberia is emerging as one of the most important—and least understood—fronts in the climate system....

Urban farms may be surrounded by biodiversity, yet the decision to protect and support pollinators appears to depend less on what growers plant—or who those...