The research group of prof. Sanjiv Luther at the department of immunobiology of the University of Lausanne has discovered ...

Cells constantly probe their environments, searching for physical cues that guide their behavior. And yet a cell's response ...

Background Preterm birth is associated with lifelong respiratory sequelae, yet our understanding of lung function ...

When oil is dropped in water, the oil droplets stay separate. Cells can also use a system like this to separate or gather materials, encouraging various reactions and processes to occur. Scientists ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed that cells use a previously unknown feat of molecular craftsmanship to help protect their larger host organisms. The building blocks required ...

Custom polymer structures can now be 3D printed inside living cells using laser-based fabrication, opening paths to intracellular sensors, cell tracking tags, and embedded microlasers. (Nanowerk ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in shaping the cellular landscape of the organ responsible for hearing, according ...

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools used to study DNA need to be just as sophisticated-able to read not only the ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NMDP ℠, the organization that operates the national registry of unrelated blood stem cell donors and cord blood units, applauds Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ), Doris ...

Volvox parent spheroid: Numerous individual cells can be seen across the entire surface as magenta-colored dots. Developing daughter spheroids appear as a few larger clusters with very small dots. The ...

Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in diseases Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine Innovative techniques are helping ...