Scientists are now looking to bacteriophage — viruses that infect bacteria — and their potential to treat drug-resistant ...

Researchers at Umeå University have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 variant omicron has developed a stronger binding to human ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells, which form a barrier that defends the body from the outside ...

As warehouses go, nuclei are more like libraries than bank vaults. Too many cellular components need access to the genome to lock it down like Fort Knox. Instead, large groupings of more than 1,000 ...

You can increase white blood cells (WBCs) by taking certain medications and eating immune-boosting foods, like yogurt, lean protein foods, antioxidant-rich vegetables, and more. Maintaining a normal ...

When people donate blood, stem cells in the bone marrow make new blood cells to replace what was lost. This stress can drive the selection of certain clones—groups of blood cells with a slightly ...

With a U.S. green light for its encapsulated cell therapy technology in the bag, privately held biotech Neurotech Pharmaceuticals is on the verge of making its commercial debut. The FDA last week ...

More information: Samantha Pretto et al, A functional single-cell metabolic survey identifies Elovl1 as a target to enhance CD8+ T cell fitness in solid tumours, Nature Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10. ...

The CL1, a commercial wetware brain in a box. © Cortical Labs photo. Cortical Labs would like to sell you a brain in a box. It’ll cost about $35,000, and you can ...

A research team at the University of Cologne discovered that the 1N4R tau protein isoform plays a key role in Alzheimer’s disease by mediating the toxic effects of protein clumps in brain cells. Using ...

Tech boss is Russian spymaster who has led cells across Europe ... and is now on the run Jan Marsalek, embroiled in a world of private armies, secret documents and surveillance, is now one of ...