Pluripotent stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into the three primary germ cell layers of the early embryo and therefore into all cells of the ...

A new study using single-cell transcriptomics has unlocked the intricate cellular mechanisms that govern flowering and ...

A new study on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing for advanced breast cancer has unveiled encouraging results, with high ...

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal. Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to ...

While prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound structures, they do have distinct cellular regions (Figure 1). In prokaryotic cells, DNA bundles together in a region called the nucleoid. Primitive ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences ...

Previous studies have shown they may interact with our hormones, or enter our cells and disrupt our DNA, potentially increasing the risk of certain cancers—especially when they're very tiny ...