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Cell Biology
By treating the human body as an information system, scientists are using AI to simulate cells, visualize hidden biology, and detect disease at its earliest — and most preventable — stages.
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Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily in freak accidents or deadly invasions, or after a showy display.
Cancers can’t develop without genetic mutations — or can they?
The first-of-its-kind map, which goes all the way down to the level of a single cell, could help prevent common birth defects.
Scientists agree that eons ago, a bacterium took up residence inside another cell and became its powerhouse, the mitochondrion. But there are competing theories about the birth of other organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.
“I think it has a real chance to reverse motor symptoms, essentially replacing a missing part.”
In polarized times, our shared cellular origin can unite us in solidarity and awe — from the embryonic scale to the grandest cosmic perspective.
As cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes once and only once, or chaos would ensue. How do they do it? Key controls happen well before replication even starts.
The body uses its own electricity to repair wounds. Faster healing may be possible with additional electrical stimulation.
Baby mice can regenerate damaged hair cells — and now that we know how they do it, maybe we can, too.
Cryo-electron tomography, or cryo-ET, is the future of cell research.
Tumor cells traverse many different types of fluids as they travel through the body.
More work is needed before declaring the technique a fountain of youth.
What if you could just grow your own blood?
Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that cause leprosy, have the surprising ability to grow and reverse aging in armadillo livers.
Most patients with cancer die from metastasis. Stopping it would be a major advance in cancer therapy.
Despite the fact that both species shared a similarly large neocortex, scientists still have many questions about how closely the function of their brains resembled our own.
Intracellular bacteria promote cancer metastasis by enhancing the tumor cells' resistance to mechanical stress in the bloodstream
The Human Genome Project put together 92% of our DNA blueprint. Here's what it took to complete the rest.
A gigantic bacterium evolved differently than fundamental models of biology would have predicted. Simply put, these bacteria shouldn't exist.
Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?
Altos Labs is an ambitious new anti-aging company with billions of dollars to back it up.