What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too large or too small are linked to many diseases. Until now, the genetic basis ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

As 2025 comes to a close, the editors at The Scientist asked researchers to reflect on the biggest breakthroughs in cell biology this year. They named advances in everything from embryo models for ...

A vesicle, only a few nanometers in size and filled with neurotransmitters, approaches a cell membrane, fuses with it, and releases its chemical messengers into the synaptic cleft—making them ...

Longitudinal analyses of non-small cell lung cancer samples identify the mechanisms through which loss of tumour suppressor FAT1 affects homologous recombination repair and chromosomal instability.