Cartilage cells that contain fat explain why some skeletal tissues are less rigid than others, and could one day be grown in ...

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in ...

However, the multiple cell types within a tissue don't just have different functions. They also have different transcriptional programs and may well divide at different rates. Proper regulation of ...

Because of cell signaling, tissues have the ability to carry out tasks no single cell could accomplish on its own. Different types of tissues, such as bone, brain, and the lining of the gut ...