We found GO terms significantly enriched in module G, which included ‘DNA binding transcription factor activity’, ‘cell differentiation ... Other significantly enriched terms were ‘extracellular ...

An international research team has uncovered a surprising way compartments within cells work together to defend themselves ...

Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

Scientists have developed a technique that aligns stem cells into a single sheet, resulting in a marked increase in the secretion of signaling proteins which help repair tissue and regulate the immune ...

Cell adhesion is the process by which cells form contacts with each other or with their substratum through specialized protein complexes. Intercellular adhesion can be mediated by adherens ...

This important study looks into the effect of exogenous CoA on the response of TLR4-activated macrophages. Specifically, CoA enhances the LPS response by examining metabolomics, 13C tracing, and ...

Background Chronic inflammation and elevated reactive oxygen species are key contributors to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ...

Direct, morphological comparisons between human and animal cells could boost the findings, says Paredes. Sorrells suggests we’ll need more advanced brain imaging techniques to really resolve the ...

Description Diagram of generic plant and animal cells, showing major organelles including nucleus, nucleolus, rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, cell membranes, golgi apparatus ...

John is Ars Technica’s science editor. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

The aggregation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into three-dimensional (3D) spheroids has emerged as a promising therapeutic candidate for the treatment of a variety of diseases. In spite of the ...