Amber Dance is a freelance science journalist in the Los Angeles area. The problem of cell type became clear to genome biologist Jason Buenrostro in 2013. He was studying a cell line derived from ...

In order to provide a cell with energy, these molecules have to pass across the cell membrane, which functions as a barrier — ...

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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 ...

A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is ...

Cell culture is a fundamental technique in biotechnology and life sciences that involves growing and maintaining living cells outside their natural environment, typically in a controlled laboratory ...

How is it that you’re alive? It’s a question that we rarely ask ourselves—but it’s one that has a definite answer. We all know our heart pumps life-giving oxygen throughout our bodies. How does that ...