Animal cells are specialised for the function they perform. Find out more with Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

The immune cell repertoire is composed of many different cell types that are orchestrated in response to infection and other pathogens that enter the body. | Immunology ...

Stem cells are simple, unspecialised cells found in animals and plants that have the ability to divide to form cells of the same type. They can also differentiate into a variety of specialised cells.

Vaccines work by equipping our immune systems to fight an invading virus. When we get vaccinated against COVID-19, specialized immune cells known as B cells learn to recognize the virus. If we ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how specialized cells surrounding small blood vessels, known as perivascular cells, contribute to blood vessel dysfunction in chronic ...

Few predators swallow their prey whole. Even fewer can digest their meals with bones and all. But for some reptiles like the Burmese python ( Python bivittatus ), calcium-rich skeletons aren’t a ...

While most animal cells are specialised and have fixed roles, such as skin cells, nerve cells or blood cells, pluripotent stem cells are capable of both self-renewal and differentiation into ...