Figure 1: In search of factors that induce haematopoietic stem cells. During embryonic development, HSCs arise from vascular cells that line the aorta, and the cells continue to require signals from ...

When a plant senses a microbial invasion, it makes radical changes in the chemical soup of proteins -- the workhorse molecules of life -- inside its cells. A new study reveals the key components in ...

Metabolism is crucial for all living cells: it provides energy as well as the molecular building blocks required for growth. Some metabolic pathways protect cells against different types of stress, ...

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the "recipe" for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University have now created ...

Newly described stretches of super-silenced DNA reveal a fresh approach to reprogram cell identity to use in regenerative medicine studies and one day in the clinic. Newly described stretches of super ...