The immune cell repertoire is composed of many different cell types that are orchestrated in response to infection and other pathogens that enter the body. As a result, the body can defend itself ...

New findings from the humble pigeon may help in an ambitious project to bring back the dodo, an extinct flightless bird, ...

Scientists discover new intestinal cells in Burmese pythons that completely dissolve bones, explaining why they never appear ...

A new study reveals that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) likely begins in basal stem-like cells rather than in neuroendocrine ...

In the brain, it is not only important that nerve cells send signals, but also how quickly they can do so. In order for ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord limiting movement, vision, and others. Known as an autoimmune disorder, this chronic disease of the central nervous system slows or blocks ...

Neurons are highly specialized cells, and their proper functioning depends on preserving their identity throughout life. A ...

By tracking the fate of individual embryonic stem cells, researchers have found that endoderm cells—early embryonic cells ...