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

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 ...

Melondy Phillips Staff Writer In an age of climate-controlled homes, offices and even vehicles, many humans have become ...

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 ...

Cells are not immortal, and that is a good thing. After a certain number of divisions, many human cells stop multiplying for ...

UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps ...

Scientists published more than three dozen papers as part of the Human Cell Atlas, an effort to map the human body cell by cell. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Clock genes are a set of genes known to contribute to the regulation of the human body's internal 24-hour cycle, also known as the circadian rhythm. One of these genes is the so-called CLOCK gene, a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The green and orange structures in this image are hemifusomes, newly discovered organelles that ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...