Researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed that cells use a previously unknown feat of molecular craftsmanship to help protect their larger host organisms. The building blocks required ...

Mitochondria are essential for cell survival, repair, and adaptation. Not only do they generate most of the energy needed during a cell's life, but they also regulate cell death, calcium balance, and ...

March 1 (UPI) --The family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken without her consent as she battled cervical cancer, settled a lawsuit with Novartis. Lacks, who was just 31 when died in 1951 and ...

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and ...

A new study has overcome a long-standing challenge: how to isolate and study elusive HIV-infected cells called authentic reservoir clones (ARCs) that evade the immune system, making the disease ...

Ubisoft has said its long-awaited Splinter Cell remake remains in development despite layoffs at the studio working on the project. 40 jobs will be lost at Ubisoft Toronto, the company has now ...

The ghost in Joko Anwar‘s “Ghost in the Cell” doesn’t haunt – it holds accountable. Indonesian filmmaker Anwar used his Berlinale Forum entry “Ghost in the Cell” to channel societal anxieties about ...

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Senate approved Senate Bill 495 and House Bill 4141, aiming to limit student cell phone use during instructional time in schools. After months of negotiations, lawmakers ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law New Jersey's long proposed "bell-to-bell" ban on cell phones in public schools and public charter and renaissance schools during a ceremony at Ramsey High School on ...

All cells need to sense and respond to their environment—to know when to activate genes, build proteins and carry out their basic functions. One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how they ...