In developing hearts, cells shuffle around, bumping into each other to find their place, and the stakes are high: pairing with the wrong cell could mean the difference between a beating heart and one ...

Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long ...

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 ...

A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within ...

The market for lab models, 3D cultures, and organoids is rapidly growing, driven by new technology and the need for alternatives t ...

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Challenging the long-standing belief that fibroblasts produce skin collagen, researchers at Okayama University have ...

Explore the fascinating process of python digestion and how these reptiles regenerate their intestines after every meal.

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed an innovative solar-powered method ...

Cells in the developing heart must find the perfect match, much like a game of microscopic speed dating. Using filopodia—tiny ...

Thousands of chemicals in industry haven’t been thoroughly tested for their safety and toxicity. Researchers are working to ...

The applied physicist explains how the structure of 52,000-year-old genes hint at the biology of an extinct animal ...