HeLa cells are the most famous human cells in science. Discover how cervical cancer, HPV proteins, and bioethics shaped one ...

Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe ...

Mitochondrial transplantation is an emerging technique aimed at restoring cellular energy production in diseases marked by ...

On October 4, 1951, Henrietta Lacks died. But her cells didn't. Over 50,000,000 tons have since been produced worldwide.

Increasing the efficiency of LNPs as therapeutic vehicles offers promise for better mRNA-based and gene editing treatment ...

The retina is a thin layer of neural tissue at the back of the eye that detects light and converts it into signals, sent to ...

Researchers have developed a capsule-based method that makes it possible to analyze the same cell through multiple experimental steps. The technology overcomes a long-standing limitation in cell ...

Gut support cells communicate with surprising precision – like brain neurons – using tiny extensions to send instructions to the stem cells responsible for maintaining and healing the intestine. The ...

For the first time, high-resolution time-lapse videos of tiny bits of living plants show how they assemble their protective cell walls, researchers report March 21 in Science Advances. The image ...

Brain cells named for stars are finally getting their time to shine. Three distinct studies, published May 15 in Science, show that astrocytes, once thought of as support cells, powerfully shape how ...

A recent study suggests that memories aren’t just stored in the brain, raising important questions about cognition.