Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...

Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

The UBC team's research, published this week in the journal Nature Communications, dubbed the highly-specialized neurons 'ovoid cells.' ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...