News

Discovered 30 years ago, microRNAs are increasingly recognized as important regulators of cell physiology and human disease.

Breast cancer cells send microRNA-filled vesicles to the brain, creating a nutrient-rich environment that facilitates metastasis. 

Carola Vinuesa’s research has illuminated the genetics of lupus and helped to exonerate a mother falsely accused of murdering her four children. 

Long-lived proteins in the mouse ovary may help preserve fertility well into adulthood, providing insights into ovarian aging. 

About 50 years ago, biologists set out to solve the protein-folding problem. The road to the Nobel victory has been arduous but full of small wins along the way.

Volume electron microscopy reveals a novel cellular process that is critical for healthy brain development, with implications for tumor formation.

Jotham Austin opted for a director of a core facility position to combine his love for electron microscopy, teaching, and technique development.

Fish fins and single-cell sequencing help scientists glean new insights into tissue regeneration.

Scientific writing is often overlooked, but it is a skill as important as bench work. 

To improve traceability and enable authentication of synthetic nucleic acid sequences, researchers are embedding digital signatures into DNA.

Lipid nanoparticles deliver CRISPR tools directly to lung stem cells, offering new therapeutic avenues for treating genetic diseases.

The enzyme that copies and repairs DNA is more dynamic than originally thought.

A combinatorial approach enabled researchers to develop antibodies with improved catch-and-release abilities against snake venom toxins.

Human liver cells follow their own circadian rhythms, which regulate drug metabolism and infection.

David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper share this year’s Chemistry award for their research on protein design and structure prediction.

Initially mistaken for neutrophils, a population of atypical macrophages appears in the lungs after severe viral infection, orchestrates tissue repair, and then vanishes. 

Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are used to treat obesity and diabetes. Now, researchers found that these drugs also affect rodent brains in other ways. 

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won this year’s Physiology or Medicine award for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

A scientist’s quest for microbes that produce purple pigments led her to the vibrant world of natural dyes, where biology and traditional artistry intertwine.