Vaults are mysterious cellular structures that can be genetically engineered to store information about a cell’s history.

We all carry cells from other individuals within us. This discovery, which affects all species with a placenta, is called microchimerism.

New research reveals that certain brain tumors may originate silently within normal brain cells long before a tumor forms.

“By the time we examine an autopsied brain-tissue sample, a pathologist will have rinsed it with alcohol, removing lipids,” said Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD, the D. H. Chen Professor II, a professor of ...

Scientists have discovered that old cells lose their coordinated gene activity. By resetting these internal control systems, ...

For the first time, high-resolution time-lapse videos of tiny bits of living plants show how they assemble their protective cell walls, researchers report March 21 in Science Advances. The image ...

Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

Gut support cells communicate with surprising precision – like brain neurons – using tiny extensions to send instructions to the stem cells responsible for maintaining and healing the intestine. The ...

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in cloning combined with fertilization and a bit of chemical coaxing caused human skin cells to produce eggs ...

Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and ...

Cardiologists have spent decades trying to stabilize the fatty plaques that clog arteries, but a new wave of immunotherapy is going after the diseased cells at the heart of the problem. In mice, an ...

Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based ...