Scientists have turned blood cells from an 80-year-old into neural stem cells with a molecular age of less than 20, ...

Most cell signals are chemical in nature. For example, prokaryotic organisms have sensors that detect nutrients and help them ...

The fusion of two cells is a decisive event in the sexual reproduction of many organisms. In fungi, cells must not only bring ...

Researchers linked APOE4 to disrupted Wnt signaling and lipid droplet buildup in brain oligodendrocytes. The findings have ...

For decades, scientists have been able to look at individual moments in the development of an embryo: a snapshot of a ...

Scientists have traced the development of a mouse embryo from its first two cells to the formation of organs, using a ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. Using cryo-electron tomography, scientists ...

Humans aren't the only biological systems capable of breaking generational cycles: The cells that make us are, too. New research shows that cells detect when their parent had difficulty dividing and ...

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Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Many degenerative diseases are at ...

Until now, cells dividing by mitosis were thought to grow round and then split into two identical, spherical daughter cells. New research has found that some cells are isomorphic, meaning they retain ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. More than 1.5 billion years ago, a momentous thing happened: Two small, primitive cells became one. Perhaps more than any event—barring the ...