A physicist in Toronto is testing if distinguishing the sounds of cancer cells from normal cells could help detect blood cancers earlier. The futuristic idea is one of 37 research projects that ...

Fat cells, or adipocytes, are amongst the largest cells in the human body. They form a thick insulating layer under the skin that serves to cushion us as well as to store energy.

Under the microscope, strong-swimming swamp bacteria spontaneously organize into crystals ... Instead of turbulent movement, the individual cells form extremely regular crystalline structures.

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Let's take a look at how to observe cells under a microscope. No prizes for guessing the first thing you'll need: a microscope. But don't worry if you don't have one of your own.

In addition to real-time measurements under the microscope, the researchers examined various endpoints, such as the strength of different stress signals in daughter and granddaughter cells.