If you've looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your electronic devices. First, there are the round, non-rechargeable ...

Certain cells have an unusual shape that is similar to an oak leaf or puzzle piece, and researchers have found that the form of these cells helps them withstand dramatic changes in volume. These cells ...

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, have existed in the human body as a seeming paradox, causing inflammation ...

The study shows that a long non-coding RNA called CISTR-ACT acts as a master regulator of cell size, influencing how large or small cells grow across multiple tissues.

What do cells want to be when they grow up, and how do they get there? Intrigued by these questions, many developmental biologists try to follow the journeys of cells from when they can virtually ...

Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, combined biochemical profiling technologies with mathematical analyses and found that cancer cells can shrink or super size to survive ...

The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them particularly resilient to changes in fluid volume. A similar cell shape also ...

The red cell distribution width (RDW) blood test measures differences in the volume and size of your red blood cells. Red blood cells help carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of your body.

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. If you’ve looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the ...