A largely overlooked structure inside our cells may play a crucial role in how the brain forms, offering new insight into ...

Every human cell is surrounded by a sugar coating known as the glycocalyx. It not only interacts with its environment but ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden “sugar code” on the surface of human cells that could transform how diseases are detected.

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have ...

"Every single cell can have a different chromosome structure," Cheng, a Curators' Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, said. "Our tool helps scientists study those ...

Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on filopodia—sensitive, finger-like protrusions that reach out from the cell membrane ...