Detached sea cucumber tissue survived, healed, and grew for years in natural seawater, revealing a…
Browsing: Cells
Cells are the fundamental building blocks of all living organisms, from the simplest bacteria to complex human beings. Each cell is a dynamic, self-contained unit, carrying out essential processes such as energy production, growth, communication, and replication. Researchers study cells to unravel how life functions at the microscopic level, leading to breakthroughs in areas like cancer therapy, regenerative medicine, genetics, and infectious disease. Whether investigating how stem cells differentiate into specialized tissues or how immune cells defend the body, advances in cell biology continue to transform our understanding of health, development, and evolution.
Ancient Australian fossils indicate that the earliest eukaryotes depended on oxygen, providing new evidence that…
A new study has uncovered an unexpected vulnerability in some of the deadliest cancers. Researchers…
Researchers investigating a widely used medication have uncovered an unexpected cellular process that may interfere…
Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly large reserve of “silent synapses” in the adult brain—unused neural…
A newly identified role for the neuronal MPS shows it controls nutrient uptake by acting…
A new study from researchers highlights an unexpected player in Alzheimer’s disease: aging astrocytes. Senescent…
Human DNA constantly refolds in 3D space, and these looping dynamics regulate gene expression and…
Japanese researchers have created a dynamic microfluidic channel that greatly enhances the performance of flow…
Cells once thought passive are now seen as sculptors. Their choreography may explain how tissues…
Guest molecules slice through droplets of DNA polymers in a frontal wave, providing a foundation…
Scientists discovered that choanoflagellates coordinate their movements through electrical signaling via voltage-gated calcium channels, offering…
Oxygen treatment decreased cell activity but failed to enhance metabolic function in patients with diabetes.…
Crowded cells form concentric circles by slowing growth, a study finds. Scott Weady’s team’s models…
IST’s new infrared microscopy technique allows for the detailed imaging of biomolecules in cells, supporting…
Researchers have advanced their understanding of how drugs interact with connexin molecules. Connexins create channels…
New findings by EMBL researchers reveal how animals and fungi have developed distinct cell division…
New research reveals that cell-in-cell phenomena, where one cell consumes another, are common across all…