Touch—the first sense to develop in the womb—is fundamental to our bodily experience and our everyday lives. Yet, as the least studied of the five senses, it remains somewhat mysterious at the ...

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold ...

The squishy insoles in your favorite pair of sneakers help keep your joints safe from daily wear-and-tear, but over time, that cushioning wears down. The same goes for your cartilage—the fibrous ...

Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what you look like: the pigments of your eyes, of your skin, and the bone ...

Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or even no symptoms. Researchers in previous studies have discovered one reason why: cells ...

Automotive and industrial parts distributor Genuine Parts will separate into two independent companies, it said on Tuesday, months after a deal with activist investor Elliott Investment Management.

CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's ...

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bipartisan bills aimed at reducing digital distractions in Michigan classrooms by banning cell phones. Senate Bill 495 and House Bill 4141 ...

A Mini Review summarizing the current understanding of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and 3D genome organization, focusing on the role of chromatin conformation and accessibility changes ...

The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, a towering figure in the American Civil Rights Movement and a two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84. A protégé of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr ...

The authors develop an in vitro human epiblast model and show that early TGFβ family inhibition prevents epithelial identity but is dispensable for its maintenance after epithelium formation.