Scientists measure cellular membrane thickness inside cells for the first time

Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...
Quanta Magazine

Cells Use ‘Bioelectricity’ To Coordinate and Make Group Decisions

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...
Science Daily

Cells 'speed date' to find their neighbors when forming tissues

In developing hearts, cells shuffle around, bumping into each other to find their place, and the stakes are high: pairing with the wrong cell could mean the difference between a beating heart and one ...
Technology Networks

Single-Cell Method Maps Pre-Malignant Mutations in Solid Tissues

Researchers developed a single-cell sequencing method that simultaneously measures cancer-linked DNA mutations and gene ...
Nature

Huge Chinese cell atlas reveals surprising immune variation among peoples

A giant functional atlas of immune cells in a Chinese cohort reveals crucial differences with European and Japanese data sets ...