During Earth’s early days, bacteria developed a self-destruct strategy for detecting and destroying phages before they’re able to take over the cell’s machinery. While this does wonders for our immune ...

If you're playing an RPG, at some point you'll likely have to fight some battles repeatedly in the name of leveling up. It's not exciting or luxurious, but farming comes with the territory. In Pokémon ...

Scientists at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), have developed a new approach to destroying cancer stem cells (CSCs)—the hard-to-find cells that help cancers spread, come back after ...

The immune system has a tough job: When a tiny virus invades one of our cells, that cell must detect it and, within minutes, decide what to do. If the cell quickly self-destructs, that will prevent ...

Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death decisions. In Alzheimer's, brain cells die too soon. In cancer, dangerous cells don ...

In Alzheimer's, brain cells die too soon. In cancer, dangerous cells don't die soon enough. That's because both diseases alter the way cells decide when to end their lives, a process called programmed ...

Ask A.J. is Slate’s advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less. Submit a question here. It’s anonymous! Dear A.J., I spent over 30 years in the bottle and decided enough is ...

Scientists discovered that inhibiting the enzyme STK17B forces multiple myeloma cells into iron-driven death and makes therapies more effective. Early mouse studies show strong potential for a new ...

Bitter disappointment for Chelsea. / HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images Chelsea were made to pay for another avoidable red card after slumping to a frustrating 3–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on ...

Adopt Me is an online role-playing game within Roblox where the objective is to collect and raise pets, design your home, and join a family. As you collect pets, you will help them grow, fuse them to ...

Scientists have engineered Salmonella bacteria to self-destruct inside tumors, releasing signals that spark powerful immune hubs and shrink colon cancer in mice, opening the door to “living medicines” ...