Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have characterized a hidden intermediate state at the center of Src ...

Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move ...

Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

Mitochondria can lose power like batteries, but they can potentially be regenerated—a promising development than can be used ...

The immune cell repertoire is composed of many different cell types that are orchestrated in response to infection and other pathogens that enter the body. As a result, the body can defend itself ...

Gene regulation is the process by which cells control the expression of their genes, determining when, where, and to what extent each gene is expressed. It is a fundamental mechanism that allows cells ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

Dietary restriction reshapes CD8+ T cell metabolism by increasing ketone body–driven acetyl-CoA production, preventing ...

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...