Although the classical model of T cell entry into secondary lymphoid organs suggests that this requires CD62L, CC-chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) and lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA1) to ...

(Nanowerk News) Organovo Holdings, Inc., a creator and manufacturer of functional, three-dimensional human tissues for medical research and therapeutic applications, provided a summary of the data ...

A fish on land still waves its fins, but the results are markedly different when that fish is in water. Attributed to renowned computer scientist Alan Kay, the analogy is used to illustrate the power ...

Bioengineers have created miniature intestines in a dish that match up anatomically and functionally to the real thing better than any other lab-grown tissue models. The biological complexity and ...

Researchers can easily assess what genes are being expressed in a tissue by using a method like RT-PCR that precisely quantifies gene activity, or western blots that identify protein levels. But those ...

As the body ages, brown adipose tissue activity decreases, fewer calories are burned, and this can contribute to obesity and certain chronic ...