Cells constantly probe their environments, searching for physical cues that guide their behavior. And yet a cell's response ...

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have discovered that if animal cells gain an extra set of chromosomes, a ...

Genetic mutations are more pervasive than previously thought, causing cancer and other ailments. Are there possible benefits ...

Findings from a new University of Cincinnati study have reshaped the fundamental understanding of how a certain cell organelle prepares its environment for cellular digestion. The study, led by UC's ...

KSHB 41 reporter Grant Stephens covers stories of consumer interest. Share your story idea with Grant. Kansas City made a significant change in how it handles animal control services over a year ago, ...

Before cells can divide by mitosis, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Scientists have until now ...

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in cloning combined with fertilization and a bit of chemical coaxing caused human skin cells to produce eggs ...

Using mathematical analysis of patterns of human and animal cell behavior, scientists say they have developed a computer program that mimics the behavior of such cells in any part of the body. Led by ...

The outer covering of most cells is a squishy, permeable double layer of fat molecules that encloses a cell’s gel-like interior and all its parts. But bacteria cells are different. Their outer ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the 'pacemaker' controlling yeast cell division lies inside the nucleus rather than outside it, as previously thought. Having the pacemaker ...

Animals, from worms and sponges to jellyfish and whales, contain anywhere from a few thousand to tens of trillions of nearly genetically identical cells. Depending on the organism, these cells arrange ...