Researchers are increasingly shifting from simple to complex models to better recapitulate diseases. As they move from immortalized cell lines to more physiologically relevant systems such as ...

A lab in the Swiss town of Vevey is working on a research program that seems straight out of science fiction. Dishes no bigger than teacups hold tiny white balls of living human brain cells, called ...

At first glance, biology and quantum technology seem incompatible. Living systems operate in warm, noisy environments full of constant motion—while quantum technology often requires extreme isolation ...

For much of the 20th century it was thought that the adult brain was incapable of regeneration. This view has since shifted dramatically and neurogenesis – the birth of new neurons – is now a widely ...

Cellular health plays a crucial role in your overall well-being. On average, the human body has between 30-40 trillion cells of various types and with various functions. The healthier your cells are, ...

AI-generated image for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Midjourney/ZME Science. Researchers from the University of Sydney have developed a system that mimics natural selection inside living ...

The researchers believe the hemifusome works by creating vesicles, tiny bubble-like structures that surround substances in our cells and move them around. “You can think of vesicles like little ...

Hemifusomes constitute up to 10% of vesicular organelles at the cell periphery but do not engage in canonical endocytic pathways, according to a team of biologists from the University of Virginia and ...

Members of the research community at Microsoft work continuously to advance their respective fields. The Abstracts podcast brings its audience to the cutting edge with them through short, compelling ...

A cross-section image of cells forming a hollow sphere, called a lumenoid. The colors mark different proteins expressed by the cells inside and outside of the sphere. (Allen Institute Image) Human ...