Blood types exist because red blood cells, which relay oxygen through the bloodstream, carry different proteins and sugars on ...

Stem cells are special in the way they can keep on replicating, and turn themselves into many other types of cell. Now ...

Scientists in Boston, Massachusetts have made reprogrammed stem cells from the blood of centenarians. They plan to share the ...

AT THE MOMENT, the only FDA-approved stem cell treatment is a bone marrow transplant to treat blood diseases. The FDA has ...

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 ...

Scientists focused on certain organs — plotting the jobs of cells in the mouth, stomach and intestines, as well as cells that ...

During gastrulation, the collection of uniform cells that make up the early embryo break symmetry and reorganize into a multi ...

Another example of the Human Cell Atlas in action came during the Covid pandemic when the detailed maps of the body allowed ...

Stem cell therapies provide hope for patients with heart disease, blindness, Parkinson's, HIV, diabetes and spinal cord ...

Using microelectrodes, scientists could show that cells in the retina play different roles. The produce different signals, which is important for the processing of visual information. These ...

Mercedes sees optimized range and bidirectional charging made possible with the use of micro-converters to optimize energy ...