Perhaps the most powerful and long-lasting image in biology is that the basic component of living organisms is the cell. The region between cells has generally been ignored as only a vast scaffold ...

To find treatments for connective tissue disorders like fibrosis, scientists need models that can replicate the structure and function of human tissue when it’s healthy as well as when it isn’t, and ...

A connective tissue protein known to support the framework of organs also encourages immune responses that fight bacterial infections, while restraining responses that can be deadly in the condition ...