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Researchers are using stem cell-derived organoids to study how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with various organ systems and to develop therapies to block infection.

Researchers have perfected the recipe for keeping sea anemone and coral cells alive in a petri dish for up to 12 days. The new study has important applications to study everything from evolutionary biology to human health.

Researchers suggest that the gene ENDU-2 could be responsible for triggering tumors in the body. The team discovered that while under stress, ENDU-2 can contribute both to the protection of the organism and to its destruction.

Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new gene-editing technique that allows for the programming of sequential cuts — or edits — over time.

In the largest genome-wide association study of glaucoma comparing the genes of 34,179 people with the disease to 349,321 control subjects, an international consortium of researchers identified 44 new gene loci and confirmed 83 previously reported loci linked to glaucoma. Loci are considered "genetic street addresses," denoting a specific location on a gene.

Researchers analyzed the effects of two abiotic stressors on a root-dwelling health-promoting bacterium. They found that stress can cause compositional changes in the bacterium’s extracellular structures that could be leveraged for the crop’s benefit.

A team of researchers has examined what it would take for cell-based seafood to deliver conservation benefits. The authors contend that cell-based seafood faces a difficult path toward recovering fish stocks in the ocean, with success ultimately determined by the complex interplay of behavioral, economic and ecological factors.

In hopes of contributing to the fight against cancer, a team of researchers has identified and mapped 300 proteins that regulate the cell division process.

New research by the University of Oslo provides evidence that the protocells that formed around 3.8 billion years ago, before bacteria and single-celled organisms, could have had specialized bubble-like compartments that formed spontaneously, encapsulated small molecules, and formed "daughter" protocells.

In patients with severe COVID-19, the innate immune system overreacts. This overreaction may underlie the formation of blood clots (thrombi) and deterioration in oxygen saturation that affect the patients.