Stem cells can produce any other cell type, it is just a matter of telling them in the right way. From a biological ...

For a long time, almost all attention was on the motile cilia because their function was readily observable. But scientists, starting with Alexander Kowalevsky had reported the presence of single ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

Scientists have uncovered a promising new way to enhance the effectiveness of vaccines by tapping into the potential of a ...

CR is the official journal of the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science (CEMCS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which is committed to publishing high quality, independently peer ...

Academic grants, corporate development money, laws that ban reproductive cloning but allow therapeutic cloning, and a science-savvy workforce are among the lures attracting stem cell researchers ...

The DNA is basically a book of recipes. Each recipe tells the cells in our bodies how to make specific proteins by combining ...

Their work is detailed in a study published Thursday in the journal Science, and holds important implications for understanding cell division in diseases such as cancer. “Students learn that ...