One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

Gene expression reveals that different types of human cell can work as a unit. These cellular modules, found in several tissues, change during disease. However, suitable computational methods are ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

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 ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too large or too small are linked to many diseases. Until now, the genetic basis ...

Researchers have made great strides to understand early signs of autism. Studies have found that certain factors like ...

Multipotent dental stem cells can give rise to various cell types and show potential for treating injuries, diabetes, and ...

Type 1 diabetes is a disease where the immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in pancreatic islets. About 2 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes. The islets of Langerhans are named for ...

Some types of sickle cell disease cause severe illness, while others have a mild or unapparent course. Sickle cell disease is present from birth and inherited from genes you receive from your parents.