The internal clock shared by all mammals is reset each day by just three types of light-sensitive cells - rods and cones, known about since the 19th century, and a third type of cell that produces a ...

Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they were once part of has died. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

MSK immunologist Dr. Andrea Schietinger and colleagues found that a 'triad' of immune cells is required to kill cancer cells. The discovery could alter the way doctors administer immunotherapies.

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch. Comparisons between humans, mice and macaques show both similarities and ...

Like the seeds of a forest, a few cells in embryos eventually sprout into an ecosystem of brain cells. Neurons get the most recognition for their computing power. But a host of other cells provides ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...