A new, comprehensive catalog of differences in gene expression across dozens of human tissue types reveals previously unknown connections between genes and their regulatory DNA, researchers report ...

Nucleic acid extraction from biological samples is inherently difficult to execute consistently across different tissue types. Some tissue matrices are fibrous, contained in protective cell walls, or ...

Researchers are attempting to uncover the basics of how fat tissue is structured and, specifically, inflammation associated with obesity, in the hopes of unlocking the connection between the ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona have uncovered a previously unknown population of circulating immune cells that play ...

Memory T cells are a special type of white blood cell that "remember" past infections and vaccines, helping our bodies to ...

StemJournal, a new open access, peer-reviewed journal published by IOS Press, announces publication of its inaugural article, "Combining Stem Cells and Biomaterial Scaffolds for Constructing Tissues ...

Tissue/cell processing and embedding Tissue slide sectioning H&E staining Special stains including: PAS, ORO, Trichrome, VVG for elastin, Giemsa Sectioning of thick tissue curls or core punches for ...

In 2020 biologist Michael Levin and his colleagues reported that they had made “biological robots” by shaping clusters of cells into tiny artificial forms that could “walk” around on surfaces. Levin’s ...

While both types of tissue grafts can produce similar results, the path to surgery and recovery can vary widely between allografts and autografts. Every year, millions of people undergo tissue ...

You may not be able to grow bigger muscles out of thin air, but you can 3D print them in microgravity, scientists at ETH Zurich have now established. "3D printing" refers to a type of manufacturing ...