Scientists have discovered how the amino acid leucine boosts the body’s energy production by protecting key mitochondrial ...

Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

Which cell is the coolest? Experts weigh in on their favorite cell types and what makes each one special in science and ...

Genetic engineers can design and assemble sophisticated gene circuits to program cells with new functions, but important ...

CU Anschutz researchers uncovered a link between a type of mucosal immune cell and gut inflammation, finding that the cells ...

Tumors find different ways to avoid immune cell detection and proliferate in their environment. Antitumor immune cells will initially recognize and target the growing tumor; however, different ...

Biomedical research typically follows a familiar path: developing treatments that block, enhance or mutate certain signaling ...

A drug candidate found to protect nerve cells damaged by motor neuron disease (MND), could offer new hope to people living ...

To make the therapy safer and more adaptable, UChicago researchers developed a new “split” system called GA1CAR. This uses ...