Scientists have long understood that parts of cells, called organelles, evolved to have certain shapes and sizes because their forms are closely related to how they function. Now, Johns Hopkins ...

Self-reproduction is certainly one of the most important properties of biological cells (organisms). In previous work 1, the central role of ribosomes (ribosomal protein complexes) in cellular ...

Recycling takes place in our cells at all times: in a process called autophagy, cell components that are no longer needed are enclosed by membranes and broken down into their basic building blocks.

Cells degrade components that are no longer needed through autophagy. New results show that a weak molecular interaction is essential for this process. By modifying this interaction, it is possible to ...

The majority of patients with lung cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage, with a substantial proportion exhibiting signs of brain metastases (BMs). BM is associated with debilitating symptoms, ...