The thymus trains T cells like an AI model to avoid attacking the body

The immune system may learn not to attack the body by using a small but representative sample of the body’s own protein ...

Mechanical memory helps explain how cells adapt their movement to changing environments

Cells in our bodies squeeze through dense tissue channels, thread past neighboring cells and navigate every nook and cranny ...

AI helps identify regulatory hub for aging in hematopoietic stem cells

Stem cells possess the unique ability to self-renew and transform into different types of cells. For example, rare ...
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Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional ...
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Cell death is essential to your health − an immunologist explains when cells decide to die with a bang or take their quiet leave

Programmed cell death such as apoptosis is a common stage of cellular life. Nanoclustering/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Living cells work better than dying cells, right? However, this is not ...