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cell biology

cell biology

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Fish With Legs and Sea Slug Thieves: Lessons From Unusual Organisms

June 2, 2025

Corey Allard studies the extremes and exceptions to uncover fundamental biological principles

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Receives Prestigious 2025 Gairdner Award

April 11, 2025

Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas recognized for research on fundamental cell signaling pathway

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Research Pinpoints Weakness in Lung Cancer’s Defenses

February 7, 2025

Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth

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How Machine Learning Is Propelling Structural Biology

July 17, 2024

Cell biologist embraces new tools to study human development on the smallest scale

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New Clues into a Serious Neurodegenerative Disease

October 27, 2022

A new study sheds light on the basic biology of frontotemporal dementia

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Disarming the Body’s Defenders

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Study shows how certain cancers neutralize T cells to subvert the immune system and help tumors grow

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Repurposing a Familiar Drug for COVID-19

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Disulfiram, a treatment for alcoholism, may cut severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

Self-Eating Decisions

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New study sheds light on how nutrient-starved cells recycle internal components

No Pain, All Gain

No Pain, All Gain

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Cancer cells co-opt pain-sensing ‘wasabi receptor’ to survive oxidative stress

Marked for Destruction

Marked for Destruction

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‘Digital snapshots’ reveal the landscape of proteins involved in mitochondrial quality control

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3D Microscopes: To boldly go...

April 19, 2018
New technology provides an unprecedented view of cells
To Boldly Go

To Boldly Go

April 19, 2018

New microscope captures 3-D movies of cells inside living organisms in unprecedented detail

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