MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. -- Science teacher Michael Green wasn’t sure how his students would feel about the new assignment. Growing ...

Networks of molecules in our body behave as though they have goals and desires. Understanding this phenomenon could solve the ...

Multicellularity is one of the most profound phenomena in biology, and relies on the ability of a single cell to reorganize ...

Over the past two decades, researchers have learned that DNA inside the cell nucleus naturally folds into a network of ...

Proteins are the molecular machines of cells. They are produced in protein factories called ribosomes based on their blueprint—the genetic information. Here, the basic building blocks of proteins, ...

When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells. The spindle is the machinery behind that process: It latches onto ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold ...

Scientists have a solid understanding of what makes up spindles — the cellular machinery that separates chromosomes — but are less certain about how the building blocks of spindles, called ...

Immunotherapy, which uses programmed immune cells to selectively destroy cancer cells, has transformed cancer treatment. However, cancer cells have developed immune evasion strategies, leading to poor ...

Natural killer cells act as the immune system’s rapid-response team, but the stress of anxiety and insomnia may be quietly thinning their ranks. A study of young women in Saudi Arabia found that both ...

Prism is a free, collaborative AI workspace for research. It's meant to support, not replace, human-led science. AI-enabled workspaces aim to unite disparate tools. "In 2025, AI changed software ...

Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis is transforming precision medicine, offering a non-invasive window into the body, particularly in the context of cancer. This journal collection, hosted by npj Precision ...