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The human body contains around 36 trillion to 37 trillion cells, and researchers are mapping out where every one of those cells lives. Scientists with the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an international ...

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There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Scientists found that nasal cells act as a first line of defense against the common cold, working together to block ...

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of tissues and organs, there is a hidden order that looks a lot like pure ...

Despite its importance, the heart is one of the few tissues in the human body that can't repair damage very well – or at ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

Researchers have mapped variation in human stem cells that explains how cells of an individual may shape a unique 'developmental dance' at the molecular level, thereby controlling how the brain and ...

A rapid interferon response from nasal epithelial cells induces a cascade of responses during infection, from reduced viral ...

Your chances of catching a cold—and how miserable it feels—may depend more on your body than on the virus itself.

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