Esther Gomez, Waltemeyer Mid-Career Biotechnology Professor of Chemical Engineering at Penn State, has been awarded a ...

Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants, and whales, needs a way for their cells to connect with each other to form tissues, organs, and organize their overall body plan.

The human body begins with a single fertilized egg formed by the union of a sperm and an egg. As the fertilized egg ...

In developing hearts, cells shuffle around, bumping into each other to find their place, and the stakes are high: pairing with the wrong cell could mean the difference between a beating heart and one ...

Embryonic development is one of the most dynamic biological processes in nature. Cells and tissues organize and reorganize themselves following incredibly precise patterns, while remaining flexible ...

Researchers have generated FuChi, the first viable Fucci cell cycle reporter line in an avian species, revealing that S phase exit may drive cell movements during chicken gastrulation.

CU Anschutz researchers use organoids to model diseases, test experimental drugs and investigate approaches to precision and ...

Scientists have discovered that E-cadherin, a protein best known as the “glue” holding cells and tissues together, has a surprising second job: helping epithelial cells swallow nearby dead cells.