Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers have now determined that ...

Researchers say artificial intelligence has helped them create one of the most detailed maps of the mouse brain to date.

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," which enables researchers to better understand how human cells function and ...

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. An often-ignored type of cell in the brain ...

A new study by the University of California, Davis, shows how cells work together to avoid a sudden drop in blood sugar.

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists were diving into a mysterious biological phenomenon known as the "third state," where cells of a deceased organism can adopt new functions after death, Popular Mechanics ...

More than a billion years ago a hungry cell devoured a tiny blue-green alga. But instead of the former simply digesting the latter, the duo struck a remarkable evolutionary deal. Now scientists are ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage.