Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body's immune system. New research shows they actually play ...

Now, MIT engineers have found that this "intercellular" fluid plays a major role in how tissues respond when squeezed, pressed, or physically deformed. Their findings could help scientists understand ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly simple “tissue code”: five rules that choreograph when, where, and how cells divide, move, and die, allowing organs like the colon to remain flawlessly ...

Regulatory T cells, which help to dampen inflammation, are being used in clinical trials against ailments such as rheumatoid ...

When cancer cells are physically squeezed, they mount an instant, high-energy defense by rushing mitochondria to the cell ...

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the "dark ...