The body's cells change their shape to close gaps such as wounds—with part of the cell flexing depending on the curve of the ...

Cells close wounds by re-shaping their endoplasmic reticulum, switching between crawling and contracting movements depending ...

By revealing the molecular mechanisms behind the peacekeeping abilities of specialized immune cells, scientists are ...

A new study has created the first single-cell map of how DNA is regulated and organized inside different cell-types of human ...

All cells in the body contain the same DNA, but different cell types express different genes; skin cells express genes for ...

Researchers have created a way to guide and control the development of stem cells into specific tissues and organs, opening the door to developing a means of one day tackling complex diseases like ...

Kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells, one new study has found. Another recent study says that memories of obesity stored in fat tissue may be partly responsible ...

Most cells in the body are polarized, showing some level of shape and functional asymmetry, such as apico–basal or front–back polarity. Tissues are formed from the coordinated integration of ...

Natural killer cells, also referred to as NK cells, play several major roles in the body's defense against cancers like renal ...

More than one-sixth of adults around the world experience infertility in their lifetime. There is a high unmet need not only ...

For all of human history, death has been viewed as a final cessation of life in an organism, but new research is offering ...