Glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer, is one of the greatest challenges for medicine, both ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This 'barrier' tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called 'junctions'. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...

For the Liu Lab, necessity is truly the mother of invention. The researchers were examining how the 3D organization of the ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their independence in the course of evolution. Biologists are now examining the way in which ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural ...

A new review article highlights the transformative role of circular RNA (circRNA) in cancer, revealing its potential as both a key player in tumor biology and a promising avenue for future therapies.

Johns Hopkins Medicine laboratory scientists say they have developed a potential new way to treat a variety of rare genetic ...

A study of a woman who died in 2024 as the oldest person on Earth attempts to untangle the factors that enable some people to ...

While the challenges are many, recent advances in biotechnology, synthetic biology and application of breakthroughs in AI to protein engineering, offer hope to all the many patients suffering from ...