Our cells are constantly making life-or-death choices, guided by intricate molecular pathways like apoptosis. This highly ...

A Moffitt Cancer Center researcher has introduced a new model that addresses one of biology's most fundamental questions: How does genetic information keep living systems organized and therefore alive ...

When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully ...

Understanding the human cell is vital to progress in the life sciences and to human health. Cells are the smallest, most basic unit of life responsible for all of life’s processes. A typical human ...

Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell’s survival and ...

Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell’s survival and ...

Cell membranes are more than just barriers—they are dynamic, multifunctional structures essential for life. From controlling what enters and exits the cell to enabling communication and repair, they ...

Emily Coiro works with blood cancer patients every day and knows the power of stem cell donation Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to PEOPLE for over 20 years.

Whether it’s counting red blood cells under a light microscope or recording bursts of electricity as neurons fire, scientists spend a lot of time studying cells. With such a diversity in form and ...