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A new communication mechanism that allows cells to share materials involved in cell division has been identified in liver and cancer cells.

Studies of the germline stem cells that give rise to egg cells provide new insights into how they prevent transposable elements inserting themselves into the genome.

A new method called PerTurboID identifies proteins that may help to protect the parasite that causes malaria from its host defences.

What influences the amount of energy that birds require to take off at sea?

In honeybees, the Amtyr1 gene fine tunes individual variations in a learning process known as latent inhibition.

Bacteria rely on phase separation to arrange key cellular components that allow them to convert carbon dioxide to sugars.

Mesenchymal stem cells are used in a new approach to deliver therapeutic gas molecules without using a toxic artificial carrier.

Combining an experimental drug with an existing cancer treatment could help to treat a subtype of breast cancer that has become resistant to standard therapies.