A newly discovered pair of stem cell lineages drives the formation of both tooth roots and the bone that anchors them. Understanding how these cells switch roles could pave the way for regenerating ...

Type 2 diabetes can turn immune cells that help with tissue repair and anti-inflammatory responses into triggers of chronic ...

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are the body's specialized "killer" cells, precisely eliminating infected or cancerous cells. Their ...

The body’s “killer” T cells don’t just attack—they strike with astonishing precision, forming a tiny, highly organized ...

T cells are crucial components of our immune system, serving as critical protectors against infection and disease. But there ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Japan, and The University of Tokyo, Japan, ...

As far as research subjects go, it's not always easy to find common ground with a single-celled bacterium. Yet the more Paul ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

Stem cells made a public splash with large research breakthroughs in the 90s and early 2000s. However, since then, stem cells have largely been adopted by the alternative medicine and wellness world ...

Neuroscientist-turned science illustrator Radhika Patnala transforms cell biology into vivid landscapes, highlighting parallels between the human body and nature. Growing up, Patnala would often play ...