But a new study, published Nov. 19 in Current Biology, offers compelling evidence that even tiny single-cell creatures such as ciliates and amoebae, as well as the cells in our own bodies, could ...

A new study demonstrates that even simple single-cell organisms, such as ciliates and amoebae, exhibit habituation, a basic ...

New research reveals rare aneuploid cells in healthy breast tissues, showing cancer-like mutations that increase with age, ...

UCSF researchers develop customizable SNIPR sensors that activate engineered cells only near tumors, promising precise cancer ...

Most deaths from cancer are caused not by the original tumor but by metastasis—the spread of cancer cells to other parts of ...

Ku says the study offers screening for people who have high risk factors for pancreatic cancer, but aren't currently ...

Ongoing fundamental research on cancer cells could be used to create new drugs and therapies that fight the spread of cancer ...

UC Santa Barbara's Meghan Morrissey is among those pioneering a new kind of immunotherapy, and her efforts have earned her ...

From early development to old age, cell death is a part of life. Without enough of a critical type of cell death known as ...