This mandala combines visualizations of cell types in the mouse brain. (Illustration via Allen Institute) Neuroscientists have unveiled their most comprehensive and detailed map of cell types across ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

A research team has recently made a significant discovery about the evolutionary age of different type of cells in a small animal called Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). By using single-cell ...

In a quiet lab at Utrecht University, researchers have built a tool that lets you watch one of life’s most serious crises ...

A new study shows that the behavior of stem cells in plants and animals is surprisingly similar. The researchers were able to produce mathematical equations that reveal very small differences in the ...

Researchers are learning how to coax aging blood stem cells in mice to behave more like their younger counterparts, restoring ...

Anchorage-dependent cells are cells that require physical attachment to a solid surface, such as a culture dish, to survive, ...

With a five-year survival rate of less than 5%, glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer. Until now, all available treatments, including immunotherapy—which involves ...

Researchers recently developed a bone marrow model to study how the body generates cells. Interestingly, this model is the ...

It makes it possible to obtain exosomes (extracellular vesicles that are secreted by practically all types of cells and carry ...

Memphis Meats, a Berkeley, Calif.-based startup, says it's one step closer to bringing cell-based meat to consumers' mouths. The company plans to build a pilot production facility with funds raised ...