When mammalian cells die, they do not simply dissolve away. Instead, they are actively deconstructed and destroyed in defined and organized ways by various regulated cell-death mechanisms. One of ...

During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells communicate with one another during this process through cell-surface ...

In addition to endodermal and mesodermal cells, alcohol causes changes in DNA methylation in ectodermal cells (in blue), from which the nervous system and brain develop. During the tightly regulated ...

A novel technology that utilizes light of different wavelengths to control cellular functions by inducing reversible assembly and disassembly of molecules has been developed. This breakthrough could ...

In the fight against disease, programmed cell death – also known as apoptosis – is a key protective function of the body. It ...

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