In people with Type 1 diabetes (T1D), the immune system shuts down the body's ability to make the hormone insulin, ...

A Michigan State University researcher's new model for studying breast cancer could help scientists better understand why and where cancer metastasizes. Professor Eran Andrechek who teaches in the MSU ...

A Moffitt Cancer Center researcher has introduced a new model that addresses one of biology's most fundamental questions: How does genetic information keep living systems organized and therefore alive ...

From fruit flies to yeast, model organisms have shaped our understanding of genetics, making complex concepts tangible. Pairing these classic research species with modern computational tools and ...

The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor ...

Cosmologists have spent decades trying to pin down exactly how fast the universe is flying apart and whether that rate is ...

These days, it can seem as though AI and deep learning exist solely for the advancement of chatbots, but the techniques represent some of the most versatile problem-solving methods ever created. That ...

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history. When you purchase through links on our ...