Cells of a multicellular organism are functionally heterogeneous owing to the differential expression of genes. Historically, differential gene expression had been thought to involve the genetic ...

The ability to convert somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells has immense potential to further our understanding of development and disease mechanisms, and for cellular therapy. Before ...

Atomic defects in nanodiamonds enable both precise heating of lysosomes inside macrophages and nanoscale temperature ...

Jonas Salk quietly built the polio vaccine through rigorous, methodical work in Pittsburgh: treating patients, refinin ...

Background: Microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), play pivotal roles in the onset and progression of various neurological disorders. Owing to their remarkable ...

1 Department of Thyroid Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China 2 Public Laboratory, Tianjin Medical University Cancer ...

Researchers have identified key factors that promote the reprogramming of human stem cells to the naïve state, which can be used to model the earliest stages of development. This new knowledge will ...

Cell reprogramming provides an outstanding opportunity for the artificial generation of stem cells for regenerative medicine approaches in the clinic. As current cell reprogramming methods are low in ...

Scientists led by Dr. Manuel Serrano have observed symptoms of rejuvenation in the pancreas, liver, spleen, and blood of mice after applying one cycle of cell reprogramming To achieve this, the ...