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Researchers have investigated the structure of tumor tissue and the behavior of cancer cells in detail, gaining important insights that could improve future cancer diagnosis and therapy. They found that during the development of a tumor the way cells move can change from coordinated and collective to individual and chaotic behavior.

On the surface, the humble melon may just look like a tasty treat to most. But researchers from Japan have found that this fruit has hidden depths: retrotransposons (sometimes called "jumping sequences") may change how genes are expressed.

A new study has explored safety and early outcomes in a large cohort of SMA patients under the age of two years who were treated with gene therapy.

To help keep first responders safe, researchers have developed an artificial intelligence method employing infrared light spectroscopy that not only rapidly and remotely detects the powerful drug fentanyl, but also teaches itself to detect any previously unknown derivatives made in clandestine batches.

Researchers have developed a new way to diagnose telomere abnormalities in less than three hours, using samples from low amounts of DNA.

Using genetic testing methods, a team has identified genes that play an important role in a patient's response to radiation therapy.

Scientists think that asthma results from the behavior of unhealthy cells within the human airway. But now, researchers at Northeastern have found that the way those cells trigger asthmatic attacks isn’t only a result of how they communicate with one another.

Using a technique called single-cell RNA sequencing, a research team from the University of Michigan was able to show for the first time how individual cells within a single population of cancer cells respond differently to the DNA damage caused by chemotherapy.

Researchers have created a computational model of the proteins responsible for the transformation of mercury to toxic methylmercury, providing clues to understanding the reaction and how mercury cycles through the environment.

In a new study, researchers discovered that the mechanisms involved in the transfer and disposal of misfolded proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum are different to what was previously thought.