Ellendale, North Dakota, is exactly that kind of place – a small town sanctuary where life moves at the pace of conversation rather than competition. I’ve eaten my way through metropolitan food scenes ...

Two recently published studies led by Brazilian scientists reveal the key roles of multifunctional proteins, STIP1 and Maspin ...

A cell is fundamentally a container—a vessel that encapsulates life at the most basic level. Many biologists believe ...

There are many kinds of T cells, and they play different parts in defending the body. Some T cells kill infected cells, ...

The newly described microbe represents a world of parasitic, intercellular biodiversity only beginning to be revealed by ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

Growing from a single cell into a complex organism with specialized tissues and organs requires a complex and coordinated process. But the mechanical signals that guide tissue and organ ...