Fish With Legs and Sea Slug Thieves: Lessons From Unusual Organisms
Corey Allard studies the extremes and exceptions to uncover fundamental biological principles
cell biology
Harvard Medical School Researcher Receives Prestigious 2025 Gairdner Award
Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas recognized for research on fundamental cell signaling pathway
Research Pinpoints Weakness in Lung Cancer’s Defenses
Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth
How Machine Learning Is Propelling Structural Biology
Cell biologist embraces new tools to study human development on the smallest scale
New Clues into a Serious Neurodegenerative Disease
A new study sheds light on the basic biology of frontotemporal dementia
Disarming the Body’s Defenders
Study shows how certain cancers neutralize T cells to subvert the immune system and help tumors grow
Repurposing a Familiar Drug for COVID-19
Disulfiram, a treatment for alcoholism, may cut severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
Self-Eating Decisions
New study sheds light on how nutrient-starved cells recycle internal components
No Pain, All Gain
Cancer cells co-opt pain-sensing ‘wasabi receptor’ to survive oxidative stress
Marked for Destruction
‘Digital snapshots’ reveal the landscape of proteins involved in mitochondrial quality control
To Boldly Go
New microscope captures 3-D movies of cells inside living organisms in unprecedented detail