Different cell types have varying survival times. For example, in humans, white blood cells die between 60 and 86 hours after ...

For people with SCD, hemoglobin S (a mutated protein that transports oxygen) causes red blood cells to become curved ...

When studying the spread of cancer or the behavior of a virus like the one that causes COVID-19, the irony is that working ...

For the first time, researchers have measured how energy forms different wave patterns in the cell’s outer membrane and its ...

You have around 35 trillion red blood cells moving around your body at all times. Typically they are rounded and flexible. What happens when they aren’t?

Scientists at Kyoto University have discovered how cells control phospholipid distribution in their membranes.

A review of over 60 studies, commissioned by the World Health Organization, found no link between brain cancer and cell ...

These sickle cell researchers and advocates are driving change from labs to global stages, transforming lives in the process.

Studying human embryonic development is complicated for several reasons. Models derived from pluripotent stem cells ...

Long known as a messenger within cells, RNA is increasingly seen as life’s molecular communication system — even between ...

Researchers have identified key cellular control sites that regulate gene expression and prevent the activation of "cryptic" ...

Sickle cell carriers are at a slightly increased risk of blood clots, but the overall risk is still low, a study found.