Our cells rely on microscopic highways and specialized protein vehicles to move everything—from positioning organelles to carting protein instructions to disposing of cellular garbage. These highways ...

"We discovered aging triggers the arrival of a new type of adult stem cell and enhances the body's massive production of new fat cells, especially around the belly." We carry brown or white adipose ...

The findings have been reported in Nature. In this study, the researchers used a mouse model to investigate neurons in the skin that identify the site, intensity, and emotional quality of touch; these ...

Cells adhere to each other to integrate into tissues. Examples are epithelial and endothelial cells that form selective barriers between compartments of different compositions, or retinal cells to ...

In line with this evolution, Turbine is opening its previously internal virtual lab to the broader scientific community. The platform is being built on a decade of work developing a foundational cell ...