The human small intestine absorbs nutrients while protecting us from potentially harmful microbes. One of the cell types that ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...

How can a virus with only five proteins dominate a human cell that contains thousands? This question has long puzzled ...

Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted. "We know each of the proteins ...

Biomedical researchers at Texas A&M University may have discovered a way to stop or even reverse the decline of cellular energy production—a finding that could have revolutionary effects across ...

A comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes has just been completed and released. Researchers used large-scale evolutionary modeling to integrate data on ...

A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that causes human cell membranes to break open in a ...

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