Researchers at VIB, Ghent University, and VUB have uncovered how two proteins essential for immune cell development work together at the molecular level. The findings provide important insights into a ...

New simulator and computational tools generate realistic ‘virtual tissues’ and map cell-to-cell ‘conversations’ from spatial transcriptomics data, potentially accelerating AI-driven discoveries in ...

New stem cell-based embryo model reveals previously unknown communication between early tissues that become the spine and muscles in the central part of the body. From the moment an embryo starts to ...

Peptides have gradually emerged as some of the most intriguing molecular tools in contemporary biochemical research. Their constructional versatility, small size, and potential to interact with highly ...

Like schools of fish and flocks of birds, our cells can also migrate collectively in coordination with their neighbors. This ...

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on exquisitely timed molecular signals. Now researchers have captured one of the ...

Calcium is widely known for its role in maintaining strong bones and teeth, but it is also one of the body's most important ...

A team at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has uncovered a previously unrecognized molecular mechanism by which cells send signals to one another-insight that could help ...

A 3D rendering showing the internal structure of an animal cell, with several round or wavy structures inside a border. It turns out that the redox state of a cell, such as the animal cell shown, is ...

Heat and drought stress are major environmental factors that severely limit crop growth, productivity, and global food security. As climate change ...