Life’s fundamental structure is the cell, and so the main things that a cell does — processing biomolecules, growing, replicating its genetic material and producing a new body — are considered ...

Between fluid shear, tensile forces, and stiffness of the surrounding extracellular matrix, a cell’s microenvironment is replete with mechanical signals that influence a wide range of cellular ...

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com. The Nature Index is a database of author ...

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 ...

ABSTRACT: This study uses TCAD numerical simulation to evaluate how key absorber parameters in Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells influence device performance, with the objective of ...

Shandong Key Laboratory of Applied Technology for Protein and Peptide Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Drugs and Large-scale Preparation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food ...

Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common subtype of primary lung cancer, represents a major component of the global cancer burden. Despite the availability of several ...

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund offers inexpensive and diversified exposure to US mid-cap stocks, carving a durable advantage in this efficient market segment. The fund replicates the CRSP US Mid Cap ...

The market is trading near all-time highs, which suggests that now is a terrible time to buy the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. Or is it? The S&P 500 index is meant to be a collection of companies that are ...

A common way to measure the performance of the stock market is by looking at market indexes, also referred to as benchmarks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index are two of the most ...