Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have examined the developmental fate (the future tissue type) of shell-forming cells ...

The risk of cancer goes up with age, in part because aging impedes the body's ability to detect and destroy cells with ...

Senescence is the process by which cells irreversibly stop dividing and enter a state of permanent growth arrest without undergoing cell death. Senescence can be induced by unrepaired DNA damage ...

Farmers apply nitrogen fertilizers to crops to boost yields, feeding more people and livestock. But when there's more fertilizer than the crop can take up, some of the excess can be converted into ...