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Studying how neural crest cells journey through the embryo, this Caltech developmental biologist has revealed how they form major cell types, including peripheral neurons, bone, and smooth muscle.

Adipocytes lose their lipids and reprogram themselves into stem cells during lactation, then turn back into fat cells after pups wean.

From making ribosomes to protecting the integrity of the genome, these membraneless compartments play important roles in the cell. Their behavior is rooted in basic physics.

Originally intended for basic neuroscience research, the drugs were ultimately hijacked for illicit recreational use.

In kidney organoids, brain and muscle cells also develop.

Liquid-like droplets containing DNA and proteins provide a model for researchers to study membraneless organization in the cell.

Blind rats are made to see after sheets of cells implanted into their eyes make themselves at home.

A pair of mouse studies describes neuronal subpopulations not identified before and some of their functions.