Researchers find obelisks, mysterious RNA molecules in human bacteria that challenge our understanding of viruses and ...
When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work ...
A New York University study has found that kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells. According to the study authors, their findings could help researchers better ...
Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of tissues and organs, there is a hidden order that looks a lot like pure ...
There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...
Scientists found that nasal cells act as a first line of defense against the common cold, working together to block ...
Eight years on from the formation of the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium, which set out with the hugely ambitious task of mapping the entire human body – around 37.2 trillion cells – scientists ...
During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's ...
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