The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," which enables researchers to better understand how human cells function and ...

For the immune system to effectively combat pathogens, antibody responses must be precisely controlled. So-called follicular ...

Natural Killer cells (NK) are part of the Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILC) family along with tissue-resident ILC1, ILC2, ILC3, and Lymphoid Tissue inducer 1. They are key players against infections and ...

From the perspective of the history of biological research, there has consistently been a tendency to focus on the role of living cells, as well as the interactions and communications among them, ...

B lymphocytes exhibit dual roles in tumorigenesis, acting as both allies and adversaries in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Their anti-tumor functions include recognizing tumor-associated antigens, ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional ...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced naturally during cellular metabolism often cause oxidative damage to cells. However, these molecules also play an important role in normal cellular signaling.

It makes sense, then, that a goal of scientists is to control that process, making cells respond how they want to what they want. One avenue for this ambition is cell receptors, which function like ...

Researchers from Northwestern University have stumbled upon a previously unobserved function of a protein found in the cell nuclei of all flora and fauna. In addition to exporting materials out of the ...