Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to ...

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Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In a preclinical study ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria – the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short – can lead to diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's ...

The electric skin cell signals, which move at glacial pace compared to those in nerve cells, may play a role in initiating healing.

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that ...

The research indicates that the limitations on the size of proteins has been a crucial trigger in the development of life ...

Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that seed cancer relapses, researchers at the University of Illinois ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine.