Let’s start with a quick biology refresher: Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. They convert the food we eat into ...
Every human born on this planet is not entirely themselves. A tiny fraction of our cells – around one in a million – is actually not our own, but comes from our mothers. That means each of us has ...
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, marked by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. What makes it ...
Thinking of a pregnancy might bring to mind an expanding belly or the first kick of your baby. Well, before all of that, something equally incredible happens: within hours of fertilisation, the cells ...
Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what ...
Experiments in mice reveal an early postnatal window of opportunity for the effective transfer of genes to blood-cell-producing haematopoietic stem cells by injecting mice with gene-carrying ...
CAR T therapy has been transformative in the battle against deadly cancers. Scientists extract a patient’s own immune cells, genetically engineer them to target a specific type of cancer, and infuse ...
After a long trail race, some of your red blood cells may not bend the way they should. That matters because red blood cells have a tight job description.
A new study from Aarhus University shows that our cells’ ability to clean out old protein clumps, known as aggregates, also includes a partnership with an engine that breaks down bigger pieces into ...