A rise of murders is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But even in prison, violence isn’t inevitable ...

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Wood frogs — Lithobates sylvaticus, also known as Rana sylvatica — live farther north than any other amphibian, even beyond ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

The largest single cell perturbation dataset to-date will be generated and released open source in a new team effort.

Supercharging immune cells could provide an effective way to tackle cancer, according to new research by scientists in ...

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

A shift in the balance between two lipids – cholesterol and sphingomyelin – makes hybrid epithelial-mesenchymal cancer cells less responsive to certain chemotherapy drugs.

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

A new multi-pronged antibody design could help immune cells receive stronger activation signals against cancer. Researchers ...

Human bodies are usually described as chemical engines, powered by glucose and oxygen. Yet a wave of new research suggests ...

Enzymes are the molecular machines that power life; they build and break down molecules, copy DNA, digest food, and drive ...