A cut in the womb can vanish almost without a trace. The same injury a few days after birth leaves behind a scar.

Cells in our bodies produce RNA based on genetic information stored in DNA, and RNA serves as a blueprint for making proteins ...

Researchers at Texas A&M Health have identified a molecular mechanism that increases cholesterol levels inside prostate ...

Researchers at La Trobe University have built a sensor that mimics the protective surface of gut cells and, in lab tests, ...

A well-fitted ‘disguise’ allows transplanted mitochondria to slip into cells whose own mitochondria are defective, scientists ...

Scientists have discovered a defensive method of cells that resembles Spiderman shooting his web to ensnare enemies. These cells defend our bodies from the early stages of viral infection by ...

Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group provides measurable evidence that it can reshape how brain networks function.

Scientists recorded 24 hours of the cellular construction process, revealing surprising new details about how plant cell ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that regulatory T (Treg) cells, a type of white blood cell, exist as a single large population of cells that constantly move throughout the ...

Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in which tumors evade drugs designed to starve and kill them, a new study shows. While chemotherapies successfully treat cancers and extend ...

Human cells can possibly sense far beyond surfaces they touch, with cancer cells being able to probe about 10 microns ahead, ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...