Leydig cells are specialised interstitial cells within the testis responsible for the synthesis of testosterone, a critical hormone for male reproductive function and secondary sexual characteristics.

Plant regeneration relies on a delicate balance between stem cell renewal and differentiation, yet the evolutionary origin ...

The lung is a highly specialised organ that develops through a complex series of branching events and cellular differentiation processes. From the initial budding of the foregut, the formation of ...

An overview of how specialty laboratories use integrated scientific approaches to deliver high-quality infectious disease ...

Chimpanzee naive pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can now be grown in cellular cultures, reveals a recent study. They successfully created chimpanzee early embryo models, called 'blastoids,' and found ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

Engineering biology holds great potential to transform biotechnology research to provide innovative solutions to critical challenges in health, agriculture, industry, and beyond. Scientists actively ...

The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...

How do you currently identify and select cells for further growth, characterization and processing? Many available cell-selection technologies lack the sensitivity necessary to preserve cell health ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four ...

GSK licenses Noetik’s AI foundation models in anchor partnership to transform cancer therapeutic research and development ...

Research and drug discovery are undergoing a transformation, driven by the rise of 3D cell culture models that better replicate human biology. Unlike traditional 2D cultures and animal models, which ...