Our cells need to be able to recognize potential invaders as a threat, the key function of the body's innate immune system.

In a study published in Cell Reports Physical Science on Nov. 25, a research team reported the development of an innovative ...

While toxic in high concentrations, copper is essential to life as a trace element. Many tumors require significantly more ...

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Scientists published more than three dozen papers as part of the Human Cell Atlas, an effort to map the human body cell by cell. The human body contains around 36 trillion to 37 trillion cells ...

Established in 2016, the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium set out to create a comprehensive biological map of cells within the human body. Now progressing into a data integration phase ...

Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based therapeutics and the potential of mRNA as a treatment for various conditions has been ...

Nov. 22, 2024 — Geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In an effort to protect valuable crops, the researchers created an 'e ...

A CMS (Content Management System) makes it quick and easy to manage your website content, all without having to learn web design or code. Although the majority of the best website builders come ...

This image provided by Ana-Maria Cujba shows blood vessels in a portion of the human small intestine, March 21, 2024. (Ana-Maria Cujba/Wellcome Sanger Institute via AP) This image provided by Nathan ...