The capacity of all living systems to develop, organize and sustain themselves is based upon a cyclical process in which ...

Here we studied the quantitative behaviour and cell-to-cell variability of a prototypical eukaryotic cell-fate decision system, the mating pheromone response pathway in yeast. We dissected and ...

Cells may possess hidden communication system New research finds ion gradients across membranes form an information network for rapid cellular decision-making independent of DNA ...

Thus, in order to understand how cells respond to signalling cues, methodologies are needed which enables the interrogation of cell signalling within complex multicellular systems. Here, Claus ...

The new delivery systems carry genetic material into the brain and spinal cord for targeted use by specific cell types. This platform has the potential to transform how scientists can study neural ...

Even single cells must sometimes be masters of disguise. Various types of harmful bacteria, for example, masquerade as human cells to evade the immune system, blanketing their surfaces with ...

For example, they can prevent immune cells from perceiving cancer cells as a threat or render them inactive. Immunotherapies aim to overcome these mechanisms and stimulate the immune system, in ...