Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.
A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to the function of motile cilia, the hair-like structures extending from the ...
When the zoologist Elie Metchnikoff discovered how certain cells could devour and digest cell debris and foreign bodies, he coined the perfect name: macrophages. That’s Greek for ‘big eaters’.