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Discovery of Heme Transport Pathway Solves Longstanding Red Blood Cell Enigma

Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry oxygen to tissues, even after shedding the vital structures they need to produce it.

25 Apr 2026

Re-Engineering the Cellular Factory to Build a Better Delivery System for Gene Editors

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing machinery into the right cells efficiently, safely, and at the scale needed for therapies remains one of the biggest set of challenges in the field.

25 Apr 2026

Plant Peroxisome Study Offers New Insights Into Conserved Cellular Functions

For most of their lives, plants get their energy from photosynthesis. But during the seed to seedling stage when they can't absorb light just yet, they rely on other sources, like fatty acids.

25 Apr 2026

New Genetic Pathways Linked to Cardiometabolic Disease Identified

A study published today in PLOS Medicine has identified two new genetic pathways that contribute to cardiometabolic disease, which includes heart disease, obesity and diabetes.

24 Apr 2026

Generative AI Model Accelerates Drug Discovery With New Antibiotic Candidate

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of drastically speeding up drug discovery - and, in early tests, it has already designed a brand-new antibiotic.

24 Apr 2026

Fragment-Based Drug Design Accelerates Efficient Discovery of New Medicines

Modern medicine has played a significant role in improving the length and quality of our lives. While many treatments may seem like miracles, they are the result of a lengthy, rigorous research process.

24 Apr 2026

Stress Response in Polyploid Cells Fuels Cancer Progression

One of the biggest challenges in cancer research is understanding why some tumor cells become especially aggressive, invasive and resistant to treatment.

24 Apr 2026

Scientists Reveal How Cells Translate Force Into Chemical Signals

Cells constantly probe their environments, searching for physical cues that guide their behavior. And yet a cell's response to its environment is always biochemical, mediated by the chemistry of its internal protein machinery.

24 Apr 2026

New Study Uncovers Previously Undetected Form of DNA Damage

In everyday life, our genetic material is constantly under attack from many factors. Environmental influences such as light, along with internal processes like inflammation, can generate oxidative stress that damages DNA and its downstream partner, RNA, which can lead to faster aging and diseases such as cancer.

24 Apr 2026

Uncovering a Second Pathway for On-Demand Glycogen Regulation

Researchers at WEHI have uncovered a never-before-seen mechanism that human bodies utilize to control sugar. These discoveries redefine basic biological principles and pave the way for new scientific discoveries.

24 Apr 2026

New Methods Increase Understanding of How Bacteria Manage DNA

New analytical methods developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have increased our understanding of how bacteria manage DNA.

23 Apr 2026

Researchers Find COVID-19 Shifting Toward an Endemic Phase

The World Health Organization declared the global health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic over in 2023, as most people had developed immune protection against the virus through vaccination and/or prior infection.

23 Apr 2026

Ancient Genetic Sequences Found to Drive Human Language Abilities

In a first-of-its-kind finding, researchers at University of Iowa Health Care discovered that specific genetic sequences have an outsized impact on humans' language abilities and that these sequences evolved before humans and Neanderthals diverged.

23 Apr 2026

Painkillers reduce electric shock escape behaviour in lobsters

Analgesic treatments in Norway lobsters show promise in reducing shock responses, emphasizing the need for humane practices in crustacean research and industry.

23 Apr 2026

New VIS-Fbs Technology Offers Sharper Images of Living Cellular Processes

Fluorescent proteins have revolutionized science, enabling researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and animals.

23 Apr 2026

AI-Powered Microscopy Enables Real-Time Imaging of Living Cells

Using artificial intelligence, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to watch the inner workings of living cells in real time.

22 Apr 2026

New Method Predicts Cancer Patient Outcomes at Single-Cell Resolution

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind method to predict cancer patient survival using advanced molecular data from individual cells.

22 Apr 2026

New Molecular Imaging Technology Illuminates Proteins Inside Living Cells

Fluorescent probes have transformed modern biology by allowing researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and animals.

22 Apr 2026

Genetic Study Reveals Biological Drivers of Frailty in Aging

Researchers at McMaster University have identified, for the first time, a novel region of DNA and two associated genes connected to frailty, offering neurological and immune-related insights that might help explain why some older adults are more likely to be frail than others.

22 Apr 2026

New MIND Tool Enables Precise Control of Complex Microbiomes

University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, including the human microbiome.

22 Apr 2026