There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific biochemical processes active—such as those that make up photosynthesis, ...

Cells spend energy not just on reactions, but on control. New research explains why staying stable comes with an unseen energy cost.

Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

Most people think sleep is just downtime, but turns out your body is actually pretty busy while you’re sleeping. Your metabolism doesn’t just clock out when you fall asleep – it’s more like switching ...

New research shows how engineered enzymes and cell-free systems can be combined to recycle CO2 into Acetyl-CoA and other ...

The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a metabolically dynamic niche where cancer cells and immune cells interact to influence tumor progression and immune ...

Sepsis, a complex syndrome driven by a dysregulated host response to infection, is closely linked to both metabolic and ...