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Cells have an internal skeleton that maintains their structure and also drives their movement. Known as the cytoskeleton, ...

Zebrafish can regenerate sensory hair cells that humans permanently lose, like those in the inner ear linked to hearing and balance. New research reveals two specific genes that control how different ...

Scientists from around the world are making headway in compiling a Human Cell Atlas -- a deep dive into the myriad types of cells in the body and their disparate roles in health and disease. The atlas ...

Brain cells named for stars are finally getting their time to shine. Three distinct studies, published May 15 in Science, show that astrocytes, once thought of as support cells, powerfully shape how ...

Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where ...

In a town on the shores of Lake Geneva sit clumps of living human brain cells for hire. These blobs, about the size of a ...

Full view of how bones and joints form in the first trimester uncovers cells and pathways that could help diagnose and treat skeletal conditions in the future. The first 'blueprint' of human skeletal ...

(CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on the discovery of microRNA, a molecule that governs how cells in ...

Scientists said Tuesday they have turned human skin cells into eggs and fertilized them with sperm in the lab for the first time—a breakthrough that is hoped to one day let infertile people have ...

Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making cross-species kidney transplants a real option in the near future.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists from around the world are making headway in compiling a Human Cell Atlas -- a deep dive into the myriad types of cells in the body and their ...