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New variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus most likely will necessitate the development of more vaccine options in the years ahead, and a biomedical scientist at Iowa State University believes the “key” to that development lies in the way the virus binds to human cells.

Bacteria contain symmetry in their DNA signals that enable them to be read either forwards or backwards, according to new findings at the University of Birmingham which challenge existing knowledge about gene transcription.

Researchers have shown that about half of patient-derived pancreatic cancer cell lines are highly dependent or "addicted" to the protein peroxiredoxin 4, as a result of the altered metabolic state of the cancer cell.

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown cell type that might potentially be the origin of neuroblastoma tumour cells.

Scientists have combined artificial intelligence algorithms with two microscopy techniques, shortening the time for image processing and ensuring that the images are crisp and accurate.

Cells talk to each other to coordinate nutrition, waste removal, energy use, and, in some cases, disease progression. The cells that line the surfaces of organs or specific tissues, called epithelial cells, appear to speak two different languages - one for either side of the cell, according to a new study.

A review looks at the major discoveries in hominin origins since Darwin's works and argues that fossil apes can inform us about essential aspects of ape and human evolution, including the nature of our last common ancestor.

Early in human development, a fetus may have chromosomes that indicate its sex. Yet at this stage, the bipotential gonad that ultimately develops into either ovaries or testes has yet to commit to its final destiny. In a new study, researchers have laid out the development of this key facet of sexual determination in two mammalian models.

Mini-organs or organoids could play a big role in the future of medicine. But when organoid research starting booming, confusion arose. What exactly is an organoid? A group of experts from around the world now publishes the first consensus on what is - and what is not - an organoid.

Cardolipins are a separate class of phospholipids present in the cell membranes of organisms from all domains of life. In studying the enzyme that is responsible for producing cardiolipins in archaea biochemists discovered a single archaeal enzyme can produce a range of natural and non-natural cardiolipins, as well as other phospholipids.