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Brain-resident immune cells that have reached an old-age state called "senescence" secrete a protein that causes dysfunction in other brain cells, according to a study led by investigators at Weill ...

Profiling over 86,000 nuclei from 16 human cell types, scientists mapped two forms of epigenetic regulation in single cells ...

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A centromere is a specific region on a chromosome that ensures that, when a cell divides, the chromosome separates accurately so each new cell receives the correct amount of genetic material. Despite ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought. The ...

A massive analysis of immune cells in human tissue is yielding clues to the root causes of lung and autoimmune diseases.

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Researchers published a new study mapping single-cell gene expression and neural synchronization during DBS in living human tissue.

Professor Joseph C. Wu of Stanford University explains how stem cells, human-relevant models and AI are helping researchers ...