This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. More than 1.5 billion years ago, a momentous thing happened: Two small, primitive cells became one. Perhaps more than any event—barring the ...

Every cell in a body contains the same genetic sequence, yet each cell expresses only a subset of those genes. These cell-specific gene expression patterns, which ensure that a brain cell is different ...

MIT scientists have developed a new 3D human brain tissue model that could change how researchers study neurological diseases ...

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

“Hey model, if I prompt you with the marker genes for a cell type, can you complete the transcription factors that you believe would be highly expressed with expression of these genes?” posed ...

Lipids are fatty molecules that play critical roles in cell function, including membrane structure, energy storage and ...

The embryo-like model could help scientists test new drugs, create stem cells for transplants and research blood disorders ...