In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

Researchers have found that some cells form new multicellular structures with functions that defy their original biological ...

Researchers have revealed for the first time how a key protein linked to Parkinson's mutates, leads to cell death in the ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

BBB is already working with ethicists and regulatory experts to ensure its technology is developed responsibly.

Researchers discovered that epithelial cells that line human skin are able to communicate danger to the body through a silent ...

Scientists have developed a breakthrough technique to directly convert skin cells into neurons, bypassing the need for stem ...

Study shows maternal immune activation alters hippocampal neuron excitability in newborn rats, with implications for autism, schizophrenia, and depression.

New research published in Journal of Neurochemistry finds that cannabidiol (CBD) may protect against neuronal death in epilepsy by inhibiting neurotoxic reactive astrocytes, a subtype of astrocytes ...

Using an unbiased approach, this important study discovered a role of Ezh2 in the differentiation of granule neuron precursors, the cell of origin for Shh group of medulloblastoma. Furthermore, the ...

Until now, skin cells have been viewed as barriers that can respond to electric stimuli. Turns out, they also generate ...

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced ...