The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," ...

For immune cells, the actin cytoskeleton is more than a structural scaffold. Immune cells can migrate to sites of infection ...

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a study finds, furthering the understanding of the possible effects of ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that bacteria can drive stem cell regeneration to repair the ...

Lab-grown brain cells improved stroke recovery in mice by repairing circuits and reducing damage. Human trials could follow within 5–7 years.

For years, the pancreas has been being taught in biology class as an easy system: insulin lowers blood sugar, and glucagon ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage. USC ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” are altering human liver function at a fundamental level by triggering both fat accumulation and ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but ...

The studied cells, called human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells ... the mitochondria - structures within a cell that ...