About 100 cells divide every second in our body. A key protein in cell division is a protein kinase termed Plk1, because it activates other proteins involved in this process. Plk1 is also ...

Each day, a human adult loses on average 50 to 70 billion cells, which die from natural causes alone. New cells replace lost ...

“Instead of floating freely and risking uneven distribution, the 2-micron plasmid has evolved a clever trick of hitchhiking,” ...

Scientists are looking for answers about how these confounding trips, known as metastases, occur throughout the human body ...

A next goal of the research group is to understand the role of Plk1 in the specialized division of egg cells, called meiosis. Human egg cells, for example, spend decades in the prophase state.

Scientists found that dormant viral genes can be reactivated in kidney cancer, prompting an immune response, offering new potential for immunotherapy. Dana-Farber researchers have discovered that in ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Sierra Space plans to fly a Honda-developed experimental fuel cell system to the International Space Station ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accelerating spatial biology research with announcement of $160,000 worth of ...

The El Salvador prison where the Trump administration has sent migrants for detention has a reputation for human rights ...

People who drink and smoke have an elevated risk of developing cancer of the mouth, pharynx and larynx. Alcohol makes it easier for the body to absorb the carcinogens in cigarettes and e-vapes.