Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Researchers are learning how to refill the energy reserves of aging human cells, turning a long-standing metaphor about ...

Scientists are learning how to revive faltering human cells by loading them with fresh power plants, effectively repairing ...

Scientists have found that human hair growth does not grow by being pushed out of the root; it's actually pulled upward by a ...

Syntax Bio, a synthetic biology company programming the next generation of cell therapies, today announced the publication of ...

By contrast, glial cells seemed to be electrically silent and were dismissed as dull by most researchers. Some glia, called ...

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The human cell is a miserable thing to study. Tens of trillions of them exist in the body, forming an enormous and intricate network that governs every disease ...

The human P2X4 receptor plays an important role in chronic pain, inflammation and some types of cancer. Researchers at the ...

Our cells are continually being exposed to environmental assaults. For instance, skin is exposed to pollutants and UV radiation. Our lungs are subject to environmental stimuli such as smoke ...