More than half of your body is not human, say scientists. Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count. The rest are microscopic colonists. Understanding this hidden half of ...

In an effort that began more than ten years ago, scientists have estimated just how many cells make up the human body: Using data from more than 1,500 published sources, researchers determined that ...

When cells express specific genes that characterise ... These changes are known as mutations. Human genomics The human genome is made from DNA. The gene portion codes for proteins and non-coding ...

If the pluripotent stem cells can be turned into precursors to egg and sperm cells, the feat could potentially be a big deal for giant panda conservation.

(This takes into account that human cells, unlike chimpanzee cells, have two copies of the genome.) If two different people started reciting their individual genetic code at a rate of one letter ...

A research team has successfully recreated the structure of wrinkles in biological tissue in vitro, uncovering the mechanisms behind their formation.

Researchers have identified key cellular control sites that regulate gene expression and prevent the activation of "cryptic" ...

Monkey embryos containing human cells have been made in a laboratory, a study has confirmed. The research, by a US-Chinese team, has sparked fresh debate into the ethics of such experiments.

But not all human cells possess mitochondria! Although that may sound strange, human red blood cells are the most common cells lacking mitochondria. Other examples include tissues of the eyes ...

Called bioprinters, these machines use human cells as “ink.” A standard 3-D printer layers plastic to create car parts, for example, or trinkets, but a bioprinter layers cells to form three ...

While plant stem cells have not received the same spotlight, they hold immense potential for advancing agriculture and food ...

In 2005, the National Academies released the book, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of ...