In a recent study published in Cell, researchers examined the wealth of information available regarding the heterogeneity of tissue macrophages. They pursued a conceptual framework for better ...

Differences in the geographic origin of genes may affect the function of human mitochondria--energy-generating organelles inside of cells--according to a new study. Mitochondria have their own genome, ...

The assembly of the DNA helicase at replication origins is crucial in initiating DNA synthesis. This process requires the conserved protein Cdt1. Here, a new study identifies a functional homologue of ...