Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and ...

An international group of researchers led by Pompeu Fabra University has discovered the nanomachine that controls ...

Scientists have transformed enigmatic cell structures, called vaults, into storage units for messenger-RNA molecules made in ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

Hidden Guests: Migrating Cells and How the New Science of Microchimerism is Redefining Human Identity Lise Barnéoud, transl. Bronwyn Haslam Greystone Books (2025) The chimaera of Greek mythology was ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...

Scientists have uncovered a new way embryonic cells divide when conventional mechanisms fail. Cell division underpins all ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

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

Our cells may literally ripple with electricity, acting as a hidden power supply that could help transport materials or even play a role in our body's communication. Researchers from the University of ...