In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type—the blood stem cell. An ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This 'barrier' tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called 'junctions'. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...

Concurrent analysis of whole-genome DNA methylation and single-cell RNA sequencing data from COVID-19 patients and controls ...

The circulatory system consists of one heart, five liters of blood, and approximately 96,000 kilometers of blood vessels, ...

Australian company Cortical Labs has unveiled what it calls “the world’s first applicable biological computer,” which combines human brain cells with silicon-based components. The system, known as CL1 ...

In 2022, a Melbourne start-up announced they’d taught neurons in a dish to play Pong. Now, they’re selling a 'biological computer' made of thousands of human neurons.

The autophagy lysosomal system (ALS) is crucial for cellular homeostasis, contributing to maintain whole body health and alterations are associated with diseases like cancer or cardiovascular diseases ...

The image shows a human cell displaying the relative localization of Nup358-positive annulate lamellae (AL, red) with respect to endoplasmic reticulum (ER, green) and mitochondria (blue). AL ...

HeLa cells were the first human cells that researchers could grow and multiply endlessly in the lab. This gave researchers across the world a steady supply of the same cells to test on.

Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), the international team has been able to show that a specific form of the tau protein, known as the 1N4R isoform, is responsible for mediating ...