There are many different types of cells in animals. Each type is specialised for a particular role. These ensure that the organism functions as a whole. The head of the sperm contains the genetic ...

but it did not induce stem cells. The issue, de Mendoza explained, was the unicellular Pou gene bound to the DNA in a different way than other animal Pou genes. The experiments, Jauch said ...

Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start ...

Stem cells function as a source of new cells to grow or replace specialised tissues. To perform this function, these cells must divide to renew themselves, while some of their descendants ...

This could account for some reproducibility problems in cell line research, according to the authors of a comprehensive analysis of HeLa variants. After a year teaching an algorithm to differentiate ...

In most animal cells, adenosine triphosphate (ATP ... So why don't all cells simply use lipids as fuel? In fact, many different cells do oxidize fatty acids for ATP production (Figure 2).