Unraveling the mysteries of how biological organisms function begins with understanding the molecular interactions within and ...

The development of humans and other animals unfolds gradually over time, with cells taking on specific roles and functions ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

Researchers have for the first time characterized a unique molecular mechanism of the early stages of programmed cell death or apoptosis, a process which plays a crucial role in prevention of cancer.

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

Exposure to air pollution while in the womb is linked to alterations in proteins that can be detected after a baby is born, and which affect cell processes such as autophagy, the 'self-eating' of ...

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

Goal Is to Optimize Growth Conditions for Sustaining High Productivity in Culture Maintaining cell lines in culture, under optimal growth conditions, is essential for production of many biological ...

Scientists have found how human cells distribute and maintain their cholesterol levels, aiding in research in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, as well as cardiovascular diseases ...

Emily Whitehead made the history books in 2012 when she become the first pediatric patient with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia to be given a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. After ...