Drug screening in 3D cell cultures is possible with the right tools.

In this workshop, learn how to use hydrogel 3D cell culture plates for streamlined 3D cell culture colony formation, imaging, metabolic read-out, and T cell-mediated tumor cell killing.

An engineered laminin substrate facilitates high-quality human stem cell cultures.

The cell and molecular biologist unveiled a role for the breakdown of proteins in the extracellular matrix in both healthy and pathogenic cells.

Microtubules need actin to disassemble focal adhesions, allowing for cell movement.

The extracellular matrix appears to inhibit regeneration; but scientists debate whether heart muscle really comes back.  

Zebrafish have a remarkable ability to heal their damaged nerve fibers following a spinal injury.

Since first proposing that a cell’s function and biology depend on its surroundings, Mina Bissell continues to probe the role of the extracellular matrix.

Injured muscle cells leave behind organized collagen fibers that act as scaffolding for new tissue growth.

A common tissue fixation method distorts the true neuronal landscape.

The study of connective tissue is shedding light on pain and providing new explanations for alternative medicine.

Research is uncovering connective tissue's role in the benefits of the ancient practice.

University of Vermont neurologist Helene Langevin explains some emerging research attempting to explain the benefits of acupuncture.

Unwilling to accept the finality of terminal differentiation, Helen Blau has honed techniques that showcase the flexibility of cells to adopt different identities.