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Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants, and whales, needs a way for their cells to connect with ...

A newly published study reports that APC-deficient cancer cells may depend on a single metabolic enzyme for survival, ...

Discover LUCA, the last universal common ancestor, and its significance in the evolution of all life on Earth.

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This proposed collection will examine how discoveries emerging from curiosity-driven research in cell and developmental biology have given rise to major ...

A new, more life-like physical model of microscopic nerve fibres called axons could speed up the discovery of medicines for ...

Researchers at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) report new insights into how cone ...

Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ ...

Scientists recorded 24 hours of the cellular construction process, revealing surprising new details about how plant cell ...