The current cell map not only charts the many types of human cells, but it also shows ... underpinnings of health and disease in specific parts of the body. With brain atlases, they’re seeking ...

Kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells, one new study has found. Another recent study says ...

Invade neighbouring tissues and can spread to other parts of the body in the bloodstream. As the tumour grows, cancer cells may fail to attach to each other, spreading through the body where they ...

Scientists are exploring that futuristic vision by using special 3-D printers to make living body parts. Called bioprinters, these machines use human cells as “ink.” A standard 3-D printer ...

Monkey embryos containing human cells have been made in a laboratory ... They are calling for public debate over the implications of creating part human/part nonhuman chimeras.

Sarah Teichmann and Aviv Regev, co-founders of the Human Cell Atlas, discuss the latest research from the consortium, published by the Nature Portfolio as part of a new collection. They will ...