Through several intermediate stages, these stem cells develop into oxygen-transporting erythrocytes, blood-clotting platelets ...

New research shows that glucose regulates tissue differentiation by binding to hundreds of proteins throughout the cell to ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — plays a vital, overlooked role in the first steps of life.

A new study has found that messenger RNA can travel between different stem cells and reprogram human cells to an earlier ...

But the type of a cell is determined by patterns of expression of that genome. The cell’s nature is shaped by which proteins are made in what quantities within the cell. Once begun, the process of ...

Wenzhou Medical University and collaborating institutions have identified a population of human neural retinal stem-like ...

Autism rates have tripled over the last 16 years. Although the causes and resulting manifestations of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are quite varied ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type—the blood stem cell. An ...

Every second, an adult generates around five million new blood cells to replace aging or dying ones, making the blood system a highly regenerative ...