In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a ...

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins that make our ears ultrasensitive. By syncing these micro-movements, the cells ...

In the fight against disease, programmed cell death – also known as apoptosis – is a key protective function of the body. It ...

Scientists at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb, Croatia, have discovered that the protein CENP-E, long believed ...

Neurons have dominated neuroscience research for decades, but a growing body of evidence suggests that a group of ...

Hypoxia due to impaired lung function or high altitude led to epigenetic changes in the genome of neutrophils, cells ...