One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

Gene expression reveals that different types of human cell can work as a unit. These cellular modules, found in several tissues, change during disease. However, suitable computational methods are ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By ...

Summary: A team of investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Google, and Columbia University have created an artificial intelligence model that can ...

Multipotent dental stem cells can give rise to various cell types and show potential for treating injuries, diabetes, and ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

Cell culture is a fundamental technique in biotechnology and life sciences that involves growing and maintaining living cells outside their natural environment, typically in a controlled laboratory ...

Some types of sickle cell disease cause severe illness, while others have a mild or unapparent course. Sickle cell disease is present from birth and inherited from genes you receive from your parents.

Subtypes of basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer, may differ in appearance, aggressiveness, treatment options, and who’s likely to develop them. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the ...