The human small intestine absorbs nutrients while protecting us from potentially harmful microbes. One of the cell types that plays a key role in this protection is the microfold cell (M cell). These ...

Cells are not immortal, and that is a good thing. After a certain number of divisions, many human cells stop multiplying for ...

Scientists have finally watched influenza viruses break into living human cells in real time, catching the microscopic ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that causes human cell membranes to break open in a ...

Tiny sacs from embryonic stem cells kept older cells from aging in the lab, according to Cornell Chronicle. Cornell researchers found that extracellular vesicles stopped cells from entering senescence ...

Established in 2016, the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium set out to create a comprehensive biological map of cells within the human body. Now progressing into a data integration phase, the HCA is ...

This breakthrough represents a big step toward creating animal hybrids capable of growing human-compatible organs, easing the ...

Eight years on from the formation of the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium, which set out with the hugely ambitious task of mapping the entire human body – around 37.2 trillion cells – scientists ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought. The ...

Scientists help mice regain mobility after a stroke using human stem cell transplants, opening up a promising avenue for ...

Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing ...