Imagine cells navigating through a complex maze, guided by chemical signals and the physical landscape of their environment.

Dr. Brüning-Richardson's research is investigating using new drug combinations to prevent or reduce the migration of cancer cells that remain after surgery. The research team hopes to prevent any ...

In the past two or three decades, however, scientists have started to recognize the importance of the mechanical, or physical, factors that play a role in cell migration. For example, human ...

Reference: Rossetti L, Grosser S, Abenza JF, et al. Optogenetic generation of leader cells reveals a force–velocity relation for collective cell migration. Nat Phys. 2024. doi: ...

The work is part of the ongoing Human Cell Atlas project that was begun in 2016 and involves researchers around the world. The human body comprises roughly 37 trillion cells, with each cell type ...

Feb 21 (Reuters) - A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that ...