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New Technique Measures How Effectively Antibiotics Kill Bacteria

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory conditions.

12 Jan 2026

Scientists Identify TRPM4 as Key Molecular Switch Controlling Intestinal Fluid Balance

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in the U.S. each year, yet scientists have not fully understood what regulates intestinal fluid balance.

12 Jan 2026

Immune Cell Atlas of Multiple Myeloma Could Guide Future Treatment Strategies

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in partnership with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and in collaboration with leading institutions across the country, have helped generate the largest single-cell immune cell atlas of the bone marrow in patients with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that, while treatable, remains incurable.

12 Jan 2026

Scientists Discover Tug-of-War Mechanism Driving Bacteria Flagella Direction Switching

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of biology's most intensively studied molecular machines.

12 Jan 2026

Scientists Uncover How Cell Growth and Pressure Shape Pancreatic Ducts

Researchers discovered that pressure and cell division rate influence the form of fluid-filled cavities in the developing pancreas.

12 Jan 2026

Synthetic RNA Platform Converts Viral Replication Into Detectable Cellular Signals

The technology, called the Viral-Engineered RNA-based Activation System (VERAS), hijacks the virus's own replication machinery to switch on reporter or therapeutic genes precisely in infected cells.

9 Jan 2026

Parallel Molecular Routes Ensure Accurate Centromere Specification During Cell Division

Despite the immense amount of genetic material present in each cell, around three billion base pairs in humans, this material needs to be accurately divided in two and allocated in equal quantities.

9 Jan 2026

Ancient WUS Genes and Expression Thresholds Shape Shoot Regeneration

Unlike animals, plants generate most organs after embryogenesis through stem cell–driven meristems, enabling lifelong growth and regeneration.

9 Jan 2026

Specialized Immune Cells Grown in Labs Offer Hope for Autoimmune Patients

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have made a significant discovery regarding the cultivation of specialized immune cells, facilitating the development of readily available off-the-shelf cell therapies aimed at treating cancer, autoimmune diseases, and additional conditions.

9 Jan 2026

Giant Ushikuvirus Discovery Sheds Light on the Origins of Life

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

8 Jan 2026

Unusual Antibody Tactics Hinder Pathogen Attachment to Cells

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines of attack is to cling tenaciously to the surfaces of targeted human cells.

8 Jan 2026

Genetic Study Links Expanding DNA Repeats to Aging and Disease Risk

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated over and over, become longer and more unstable as we age.

8 Jan 2026

New Molecules Harness Cellular Recycling to Eliminate Cancer's Immune Shield IDO1

Cells have a remarkable housekeeping system: proteins that are no longer needed, defective, or potentially harmful are labeled with a molecular "tag" and dismantled in the cellular recycling machinery.

8 Jan 2026

Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Drive Microbial L-Tryptophan Biomanufacturing

This review synthesizes progress in pathway optimization, regulatory rewiring, and microbial cell factory design that has driven L-Trp titers to industrially relevant levels while enabling the biosynthesis of downstream products ranging from neurotransmitters and plant hormones to dyes and complex alkaloids.

8 Jan 2026

Cooperation's Fate: Population Bottlenecks Reshape Microbial Social Dynamics

Microbes often display cooperative behavior in which individual cells put in work and sacrifice resources to collectively benefit the group.

8 Jan 2026

USU Researchers Discover CRISPR Cas12a3's Potential for Viral Protein Inhibition

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most known CRISPR systems target invading pathogens' DNA and chop it up to disable and modify genes, heading off infections at the (cellular) pass.

8 Jan 2026

Cell News and Research

New Technique Measures How Effectively Antibiotics Kill Bacteria

Scientists Identify TRPM4 as Key Molecular Switch Controlling Intestinal Fluid Balance

Immune Cell Atlas of Multiple Myeloma Could Guide Future Treatment Strategies

Scientists Discover Tug-of-War Mechanism Driving Bacteria Flagella Direction Switching

Scientists Uncover How Cell Growth and Pressure Shape Pancreatic Ducts

Synthetic RNA Platform Converts Viral Replication Into Detectable Cellular Signals

Parallel Molecular Routes Ensure Accurate Centromere Specification During Cell Division

Ancient WUS Genes and Expression Thresholds Shape Shoot Regeneration

Specialized Immune Cells Grown in Labs Offer Hope for Autoimmune Patients

Giant Ushikuvirus Discovery Sheds Light on the Origins of Life

Unusual Antibody Tactics Hinder Pathogen Attachment to Cells

Genetic Study Links Expanding DNA Repeats to Aging and Disease Risk

New Molecules Harness Cellular Recycling to Eliminate Cancer's Immune Shield IDO1

Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Drive Microbial L-Tryptophan Biomanufacturing

Cooperation's Fate: Population Bottlenecks Reshape Microbial Social Dynamics

USU Researchers Discover CRISPR Cas12a3's Potential for Viral Protein Inhibition

Mitochondria Transfer Eases Chronic Nerve Pain

Turning Human Fat into Insulin-Producing Organoids That Reverse Diabetes

High-Tech Imaging Unlocks Genetic Secrets Of Nutrient-Rich Seeds

Identifying Molecules That Activate and Inhibit Key Protein Function

How Avatar Medical's 3D Technology Is Transforming How We Visualize the Human Body

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

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