Immunofluorescence staining of human primary gastric cells grown in a microplate and infected with Chlamydia trachomatis (blue: cell nuclei, green: C. trachomatis, grey: actin). Funding: This work was ...

It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells -- which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities -- are mute, ...

Hair regrowth treatment may soon take a major leap forward, as researchers in a recent study have successfully grown complete, fully functional hair follicles outside of the living body, in a dish.

Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe ...