The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," which enables researchers to better understand how human cells function and ...

A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has made significant progress in understanding the relationship between gut microbiota and ...

The cells in human bodies are subject to both chemical and mechanical forces. But until recently, scientists have not understood much about how to manipulate the mechanical side of that equation. That ...

Our body is made up of millions of cells that coordinate daily function. They are constantly working to maintain activity and keep us healthy. Cells activate, proliferate, and conduct specialized ...

Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart, lungs and intestines to carry out specialized functions, cells contain organelles (‘little organs’) that carry out essential processes and ...

Diabetes is an age-related chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia and severe complications that caused by absolute or relative insulin deficiency 1,2. As diet-induced obesity or ageing ...