A key question that remains in biology and biophysics is how three-dimensional tissue shapes emerge during animal development. Research teams from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology ...

Imagine that you want to know the plot of a movie, but you only have access to either the visuals or the sound. With visuals ...

Cell and tissue biology. Cell and tissue biology is currently in an exciting era. Techniques for analyzing cells, such as spatial biology, live-cell imaging and single-cell sequencing are advancing at ...

This sealing is achieved through structures called tight junctions. However, how these tight junctions form has long been a ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a model in the lab made from human breast milk cells. They hope it will help them ...

The breakthrough could have major benefits for growing organs and tissues for transplant, or lab-grown meat. Animal and plant cells have different energy-producing structures inside them.

Supported in part by grants (AM-07055, HE-06664, T4-CA-5018 and FR-05182) from the United States Public Health Service and by the William F. Milton Fund.