CRISPR-Cas3 innovation holds promise for disease cures, advancing science

Scientists have used a new type of gene editing CRISPR system for the first time in…

NASA’s landmark Twins Study reveals resilience of human body in space

Newly published research reveals some interesting, surprising and reassuring data about how one human body adapted…

Advanced virtual technology captures how coral reefs recover after bleaching

Researchers have used new imaging software to detect dramatic recovery after a bleaching event on the…

Gender gap in spatial reasoning starts in elementary school, meta-analysis finds

Males gain a slight advantage in mental-rotation performance during the first years of formal schooling, and…

‘Nanobodies’ from alpacas could help bring CAR T-cell therapy to solid tumors

Most CAR T-cell therapies look for antigens specific to cancer cells. A new approach instead targets…

Scientists capture a ‘snapshot’ of bacterial stress-response regulator’s ‘recycling truck’

Researchers have found that RssB -- a protein that specifically recognizes a critical stress-response master regulator…

In mice, eliminating damaged mitochondria alleviates chronic inflammatory disease

Treatment with a choline kinase inhibitor prompts immune cells to clear away damaged mitochondria, thus reducing…

New imaging technique reveals ‘burst’ of activity before cell death

Using a novel optical imaging technique, researchers discovered connections between the macromolecular structure and dynamic movement…

Broken mitochondria use ‘eat me’ proteins to summon their executioners

When mitochondria become damaged, they avoid causing further problems by signaling cellular proteins to degrade them.…

Longer neutrophil lifespan may contribute to HIV-associated intestinal inflammation

The increased survival of white blood cells called neutrophils is associated with alterations in the intestinal…