There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

For the first time, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated how to reliably produce an important ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By ...

The brains of humans and other mammals contain a vast array of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types. The human capacity to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on ...

Scientists have pinpointed and described unusual subtypes of fat cells that may help scientists explain why gut fat is linked to poor health. The research could open up new avenues for medical ...

The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant ...

When you were first conceived, you were a single cell. From this basic fact, we can extrapolate a few things, most especially that all the cells that make up your body today came (indirectly) from ...