CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access ...
A new study describes a technique that rejuvenates aging blood-forming stem cells and could help reduce the risk of age-related blood disorders.
As we age with each passing year, we become more susceptible to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and dementia.
Graham Johnson, a computational biologist and scientific illustrator at the Allen Institute for Cell Science, recalls fantasizing at a lunch table, more than 15 years ago, about a computer model of a ...
The human body is a dynamic place. Blood pumps, spinal fluid flows, oxygen comes in and carbon dioxide goes out. Deeper still, charged molecules pass through cell walls, quietly keeping the body's ...
One of the fundamental biological processes in life is the cell cycle leading from DNA replication to cell division. While it has been studied for decades and our knowledge has matured, sophisticated ...
Some single-celled organisms are known to transition to multicellularity during their lifetimes, usually either by cloning themselves or when many similar cells come together to form a larger ...
T-cell leukemia is an uncommon type of blood cell cancer that affects your white blood cells. T cells are a type of white blood cell. The purpose of these blood cells is to help your body detect and ...
A newly discovered visual cell in deep-sea fish larvae is reshaping long-held assumptions about how vertebrates see the world.
Cell phones can make life easier in many ways. But you may worry that using a cell phone can raise your risk of cancer. Scientists have been studying this question since more and more people started ...