Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

AMES, Iowa – Certain bonds connecting biological cells get stronger when they’re tugged. Those bonds could help keep hearts together and pumping; breakdowns of those bonds could help cancer cells ...

Bin Xie, Allison Maker, Andrew V. Priest, David M. Dranow, Jenny N. Phan, Thomas E. Edwards, Bart L. Staker, Peter J. Myler, Barry M. Gumbiner, Sanjeevi Sivasankar ...

The cells of all animals—including humans—are characterized by their ability to adhere particularly well to surfaces in their environment. This mechanically stable adhesion enables the development of ...