“You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” Ralston said of her very first encounter with the parasite.

The growth of new segments (body parts) in marine worms is controlled ... which are also used in modern medicine to produce stem cells from differentiated human cells, also play a role here ...

When cells express specific genes that characterise ... These changes are known as mutations. Human genomics The human genome is made from DNA. The gene portion codes for proteins and non-coding ...

With its fascinating ability to regrow entire limbs and internal organs, the Mexican axolotl is the ideal model for studying regeneration. Scientists have now found a factor that tells cells which ...

E. histolytica was actually taking bites out of human cells. Peering through the microscope, “You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” she said. Those ingested cell ...

How fast does the human genome change? Scientists have attempted to answer this question by studying mutation rates over several generations, and they found that some parts of the human genome tend to ...

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 ...