An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 ...

It is hoped that charting the types and properties of all human cells will help experts to better treat diseases such as ...

Scientists published more than three dozen papers as part of the Human Cell Atlas, an effort to map the human body cell by ...

Scientists focused on certain organs — plotting the jobs of cells in the mouth, stomach and intestines, as well as cells that ...

Though the cell map is still in its early days, it is already giving scientists a lot of valuable information. It could ...

Scientists with the Human Cell Atlas have profiled 100 million cells from over 10,000 people worldwide, aiming to map the ...

Over time, technological advances made it easier to study the microbiota, and in 1977, the famous ratio of one human cell for ...

Obesity creates lasting epigenetic changes in fat cells, making weight regain easier. Early prevention is key, as these ...

Scientists unveiled an early map of the human body's estimated 37 trillion cells as part of a project to develop a Human Cell ...

They provide essential tools and examples of how cell atlases can be built at large scale. Taken together, these studies ...

"We’ve found a molecular basis for the yo-yo effect," said Ferdinand von Meyenn, professor of nutrition and metabolic ...