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A protein called MT1-MMP helps clear the space between nerve and muscle cells so that factors deposited in this gap can build the communication sites needed to coordinate movement.

Two pairs of proteins work together to activate homologous recombination in yeast cells.

Drug therapies that combine TOP2 poisons and proteasome inhibitors may have unintended effects on cancer cells.

Stopping protein production all depends on context.

Mathematical modeling reveals some of the fundamental constraints that affect how biological structures self-assemble from building blocks.

A peptidoglycan-modifying enzyme with a missing helix impairs the structural integrity of the bacterial cell wall.

Noticeable noises in the background, such as a phone ringing, shift our attention by activating the same circuit of nerves that we use when focusing on specific sounds.

Some viruses use a small dose of cell stress during early infection to help them take over the cells.