An international collaboration between four scientists from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has published new research in ...

Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

As an independent investigator at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—where she set up shop in 1976—Gottesman made major contributions in the field of prokaryotic gene regulation ... a single cell ...

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material from one organism to another. In this article, we will discuss what HGT is, how it is used in research, how to detect it and the ...

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Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection and disease. The healthy range for an adult is between 1,000 and 4,800 lymphocytes per microliter (µL) of blood. Doctors will ...

Edited by Wilfred van der Donk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; received November 27, 2024; accepted February 21, 2025 ...

What Is B-Cell Lymphoma? B-cell lymphoma is a cancer that forms in your white blood cells called lymphocytes. These cells are made by your lymphatic system, which plays an important role in immunity.

Carcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in cells that make up the skin or the tissue lining organs, such as the liver or kidneys. Like other types of cancer, carcinomas are abnormal cells that ...