In both humans and fruit flies, the heart's tissues arise from two distinct regions of the embryo, which are initially far apart. As development progresses, these cells journey toward each other, ...

Roksana Riddle and Christopher H. Contag from Michigan State University discuss the concept of endosymbiosis, how it has ...

Currently, researchers have been electrically stimulating the whole tissue to treat injury ... would stimulating individual cells be even more effective at treating wounds? Our hope is that these ...

A breakthrough in imaging technology promises to transform our understanding of the inner workings of living cells, and provide insights into a wide range of diseases.

Researchers have shed new light on how tissues in the body are repaired following the damage and premature death of tissue ...

Heart cells grown in space showed stronger survival, better function, and boosted healing traits. Spaceflight changed key ...

An explanation of how cells make up tissues which in turn make up organs. The diversity of cells in the human body is mentioned. Using muscle cells as an example, it is then explained how cells ...

Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enables the immune system ... (B cells); others travel to the thymus and become T lymphocytes (T cells). These two cell types have ...

The study in the European Respiratory Journal used advanced spatial mapping techniques to compare healthy lung tissues and ...

A new method seeks specific molecules that can target desired tissues through the bloodstream and penetrate tissues by passing through cells. This innovation could help solve issues related to ...