Every cell in the human body runs a protein-folding factory inside a compartment called the endoplasmic reticulum, or ER.

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have discovered that if animal cells gain an extra set of chromosomes, a ...

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have discovered that if animal cells gain an extra set of chromosomes, a ...

When you nick your finger slicing vegetables, the outer layer of your skin starts patching itself within minutes. A study ...

Biological tissues have a remarkable ability to organize and change shape, driven by forces generated by their own cells. One ...

New fluorescent dyes allow scientists to watch cancer activity inside living cells in real time, opening new possibilities ...

Fluorescent probes have transformed modern biology by allowing researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in ...

Fibroblasts are an essential component of the heart, as they play key roles in its structure, development and response to ...

A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint that controls the identity of many different types of stem cells across developmental stages ...

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks” during cell division. Instead of acting like a motor, it works more like ...

The study, “Integration of phospho-signaling and transcriptomics in single cells reveals distinct Th17 cell fates,” was published in Cell Reports. In the study, first author Seth Fortmann, M.D., Ph.D.