As nearly one in six couples experience fertility issues, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is an increasingly common form of ...

Primary cilia, tiny hair-like structures protruding from a cell, may serve as signaling hubs, influencing a number of biochemical pathways including those involved in stem cell differentiation. Cilia ...

Scientists have gained new insight into how both early embryonic cells and embryonic stem cells are directed into becoming specialized cell types, like pancreatic and liver cells. Scientists at the ...

Adult stem cells are flexible and can transform themselves into a wide variety of special cell types. Because they are harvested from adult organisms, there are no ethical objections to their use, and ...

Cells can evolve specialised functions under a much broader range of conditions than previously thought, according to a study published today in eLife. The findings, originally posted on bioRxiv*, ...

Shani Talice and Benyamin Rosental explore how stem cells could help corals recover from stress and environmental damage ...

Every second, millions of blood cells are produced in the human body, and about 90% of the cells replaced daily are blood cells. These include red blood cells essential for oxygen transport, platelets ...

Regulatory T cells (Treg cells), a specialized type of immune cell, are usually seen as "peacekeepers" that prevent excessive ...

Dr. Christian S. Hinrichs discusses the future of specialized cell therapies, predicting broader access for community clinics ...

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into how both early embryonic cells and embryonic stem cells are directed into becoming specialised cell types, like pancreatic and ...