Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 ...

Long before a liver tumor appears, a high-fat diet can push liver cells into a risky survival mode. That is the central ...

A genomic atlas of Nematostella vectensis reveals how primitive animals created multiple cell types millions of years ago, ...

Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

A study led by Maria Carmo-Fonseca at GIMM has helped clarify one of the main limitations of lab-grown heart cells, which are ...

Forgotten villagers, overgrown paths, and old relationships resurface as fans revisit Animal Crossing islands they left ...

Red blood is the exception, not the rule. Evolution has painted it green, purple and white in animals that push physiology ...

Within tumors in the human body, there are immune cells (macrophages) capable of fighting cancer, but they have been unable ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using stem cells ...

The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the greater the risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study from Karolinska ...