As far as research subjects go, it's not always easy to find common ground with a single-celled bacterium. Yet the more Paul ...

A new stem cell method produces more functional insulin-secreting cells that can restore blood sugar control in diabetic mice ...

Stem cell research holds enormous potential for treating disease, but it also raises deep ethical questions—especially when human embryos are involved. Recent debates have reignited calls to shift ...

AI could "give the scientific community a way to address the most difficult and urgent questions in human health," argues ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

We can get silicon to "think" but the neuron can't be beat for efficiency. So, researchers worked to imitate it.

Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe about 10 microns ahead by tugging on surrounding collagen fibers, clusters ...

Neuroscientist-turned science illustrator Radhika Patnala transforms cell biology into vivid landscapes, highlighting ...

A new therapy for type 1 diabetes could nix the need for insulin injections. Just a single infusion of lab-grown pancreatic cells let patients’ bodies make all the insulin they needed, scientists ...

The death of an organism does not spell the end for its cells, according to new research. Cells have been shown to continue to function even after the organism they originated from is deceased, often ...