An international research team has uncovered a surprising way compartments within cells work together to defend themselves ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand ...

The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Characterizing the phenotypic behavior of single cells within their native microenvironment is crucial in revealing the pathophysiology of tissue. Current tools for studying multicellular systems are ...

For example, how does the organism ensure all cells in its body receive the nutrients they need to grow? This is why most animals and plants evolved specific structures to transport nutrients.