Every cell in your body is a specific size. Red blood cells, neurons, skin cells and muscle cells are all individuals, but ...

For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a ...

During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's ...

Scientists are looking for answers about how these confounding trips, known as metastases, occur throughout the human body Illustration of a human cancer cell Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine Back in ...

Cells are constantly on the move, whether in a developing embryo or metastatic cancer. But how do cells adapt to new environments they encounter? Traditionally, scientists have believed that cells ...

Looking under the microscope, a group of cells slowly moves forward in a line, like a train on the tracks. The cells navigate through complex environments. A new approach now shows how they do this ...

When you were first conceived, you were a single cell. From this basic fact, we can extrapolate a few things, most especially that all the cells that make up your body today came (indirectly) from ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this process possible. Among the discoveries is PEDS1, a gene now linked to a ...

As the temperature drops and winter sets in, many people feel the familiar signs of the season: chilly fingers, dry skin and that sluggish sensation that can creep in during colder months. But what is ...

Cell phones emit non-ionizing radiation, which does not increase cancer risk. Research found no rise in brain tumors linked to cell phone use. Long-term health effects are still being observed; ...