Growing cells in the laboratory is an art that humans have mastered decades ago. Recreating entire three-dimensional tissues is much more challenging.

Growing cells in the laboratory is an art that humans have mastered decades ago. Recreating entire three-dimensional tissues is much more challenging. Researchers are developing a new hydrogel-based ...

Empa researchers have developed a printable, non-swelling hydrogel made from cold-water fish gelatin, enabling the creation of 3D living skin mod ...

In pulmonary hypertension, a combination of metabolic and mechanical dysfunction leads to irreversible vascular damage.

A landmark review in Nature Reviews Genetics dissects the rare and common genetic variants that shape human height. The paper ...

ILVs are discharged into the extracellular milieu and are referred to as single-cell EVs when MVBs fuse with the plasma membrane. Apoptotic vesicles, ranging in size from 500 to 2000 nanometers, are ...

A study in mice reveals key interactions between proteins involved in fibroblast growth factor signaling and how they contribute to distinct stages of eye lens development.

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung ... Pleural fluid is secreted by the specialized cells in the pleura called mesothelial cells. The fluid allows the layers ...

Membrane proteins have been found to contain hidden pathways that can be exploited to alter cell behavior, potentially leading to the development of new or improved drugs.