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Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments…
Mount Sinai researchers have developed a method to uncover the hidden immune cells that harbor the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),…
Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes, and sometimes two instruments, ingeniously recombined, can accomplish feats that…
Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumour growth by increasing cancer stemness in an…
In recent years, researchers have made considerable progress with single-cell technology. This makes it possible to investigate tissue on the…
Your gut is a battleground. The cells that line your small intestine have to balance two seemingly contradictory jobs: absorbing…
Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based, or organic, materials could outperform conventional silicon and gallium arsenide for…
In 2022 alone, over 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 10 million died from the disease, according…
Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cognition, but little is known about its specific…