New Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center research reveals how dormant metastatic cancer cells protect themselves from the immune system by changing their shape.

Organoids are three-dimensional miniature models of organs, grown in a dish. They have become a valuable tool for studying ...

The body’s cells change their shape to close gaps such as wounds – with part of the cell flexing depending on the curve of the gap and the organisation of cell-internal structures, a new study reveals ...

Certain cells have an unusual shape that is similar to an oak leaf or puzzle piece, and researchers have found that the form of these cells helps them withstand dramatic changes in volume. These cells ...

Prior to using this narrative, have learners create their own model of a cell in their notebooks using whatever background information or experience they might have. While exploring the narrative, ...

Scientists have long wanted to watch iron(II) move inside living cells as it fuels metabolism, shapes immunity, and, in some ...

A Scripps team has adapted advanced imaging and computation to measure cell membrane thickness inside intact animal and yeast ...

Salk Institute researchers analyzed immune cells from 110 people and found that genetic differences and life experiences ...

Cancer cells that have broken away from a primary tumor can lurk in the body for years in a dormant state, evading immune defenders and biding their time until conditions are ripe for establishing a ...