Scientists create smart cells that administer automatic treatments from inside the human body, reacting within seconds to ...

Regulatory T cells (Treg cells) are a specialized subgroup of immune cells that play a central role in the human immune ...

After centuries of mapping the human body in ever-finer detail, scientists are still making discoveries. Here we are, in 2025 ...

UC San Francisco scientists have used a high-throughput CRISPR-based technique to rapidly map the functions of nearly 500 genes in human cells, many of them never before studied in detail. The ...

An team of scientists found a family of genome sequences known as “transposable elements.” They play a vital role in gene ...

Mapping the human heart, cell by cell Date: September 24, 2020 Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summary: Scientists have mapped and described the function of cells in six regions of the ...

A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk", may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression.

Central functions of innate immune cells discovered Date: November 2, 2022 Source: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Summary: Inflammation and increased mucus production are typical symptoms ...

Transcriptional profiling of cell division and DNA damage. We set out to identify cell-cycle–regulated transcripts in human cells on a genome-wide scale using high-density oligonucleotide arrays.

Glial cells are an integral part of the human nervous system. They help support and nourish nerve cells, or neurons. Several types of glial cells exist. Glial cells are the “glue” of the ...

Scientists have created millions of human cells in mouse embryos, in a technique which they hope could one day be used in a variety of ways, from growing organs for life-saving transplants to ...