New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

Cats are one of the most captivating creatures in the animal kingdom. They are graceful yet incredible hunters, seemingly ...

Cells in the body have to move around in order to do their jobs. During development, for instance, cells are distributed to ...

Three studies of the brain regions responsible for processing sensory information show that their neurons are and communicate ...

Valentine's Day is all about the hearts: heart-shaped chocolates, cards, balloons and even pizza. But the heart hasn't always ...

This important study focused on characterizing clonally derived MSC populations from the synovium of normal and osteoarthritis (OA) patients, demonstrating their potential to regenerate cartilage in ...

Scientists have uncovered a key mechanism in jellyfish embryos that provides new insights into how the body plan of these ...

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In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

Researchers have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during organ development.

In 2009 a team of biophysicists led by Anthony A. Hyman of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, were studying specklelike structures called P ...