Senescent fibroblasts are aging cells in connective tissue that no longer divide and protect against tumor development. Yet, these same cells can promote cancer growth in a laboratory setting.Until ...

The University of California San Diego has announced that Amir Zarrinpar, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed as the inaugural ...

A research team including a scientist from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science, Tokyo, Japan, ...

Using sophisticated RNA sequencing technology, biomedical researchers can measure the activity of our genes across millions of single cells, creating detailed maps of tissues, organs, and diseases.

Japanese researchers uncovered a universal rule describing why life’s growth slows despite abundant nutrients. Their “global ...

Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are severe pulmonary conditions marked by inflammation ...

Single-cell sequencing provides great insights into the inner workings of cells – but making sense of the data requires ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

As we stand on the precipice of a scientific revolution, researchers are pushing the boundaries of biology by developing ...