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Researchers have revealed how a high-fat changes our mitochondria, reducing their capacity to burn fat, pinpointing the single gene involved in this process.

Growing cells must maintain certain concentrations of biomolecules to function properly, but how cells pull this off has puzzled scientists. A new study has solved the mystery by revealing two mechanisms for biosynthetic scaling.

Mutations in many different genes can cause albinism, due to the complex nature of melanin pigment synthesis and metabolism. Researchers have identified these genes in Wels catfish.

In a new mouse study, researchers from the USC Stem Cell lab of Rong Lu describe how specific gene activity could potentially enhance immune cell production.

Cells can quickly detect and respond to minor changes in their environment, and their response is more complex than expected, reports new research.

Princeton researchers have learned to harness the gossamer scaffolding that maintains the structure of living cells and used it to develop a nanotechnology platform. The technique eventually could lead to advances in soft robotics and new medicines.

Research teams have now discovered that the HIV capsid has evolved into a molecular transporter. As such, it can directly breach a crucial barrier, which normally protects the cell nucleus against viral invaders.

Senescent cells accumulate as we age. CAR T cells can be programmed to seek them out and destroy them. The image above shows healthy pancreatic tissue samples from an old mouse treated with CAR T cells as a young pup.

In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated how the type and amount of these VOCs change based on different features of tomato plants.

The details of many immune defense mechanisms are still unknown, but a new study sheds light on one such mechanism. Researchers describe exactly how GBP1 proteins render bacteria harmless by encapsulating them.