Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Professor Hirohide Saito (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA / The University of Tokyo) and Assistant Professor ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

Did you know that a small molecule called NAD+ plays a critical role in our aging process? A deficiency of this molecule may ...

A new organelle has been discovered in human cells — and scientists call it a "hemifusome."Like the full-size organs in our ...

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...

Cancer is when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way. Some cancers may eventually spread into other tissues. There are more than 200 different types of cancer. 1 in 2 people in the UK will get ...

Mesenchymal stem cells can self-renew by dividing and can differentiate into multiple tissues including bone, cartilage, muscle and fat cells, and connective tissue.