Intestinal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells, which in mammals reside in the base of the crypts of the adult intestine. Intestinal stem cells continuously self-renew by dividing and ...

Sometimes, the answers to design questions are not hidden in plain sight, but rather, in shark intestines. Such was the case in a study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington. The ...

A bowel resection is when a section of the small or large intestine (the colon) is removed. This is a surgical procedure that’s done in a hospital. It may be used to treat a bowel blockage, Crohn’s ...

Scientists at the University of Washington have re-created the distinctive spiral shapes of shark intestines in 3D-printed pipes in order to study the unique fluid flow inside the spirals.

The colon (also known as the large intestine) is a U-shaped, segmented tube made of muscle that is located below the stomach and connects to the rectum at the end of the colon. The colon and rectum ...

In a paper published Sept. 24 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they report that a flexible pipe—with an interior helical structure inspired by shark intestines—can keep fluid ...

Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms that can live in the intestines of animals and humans. You can get infected with a tapeworm by eating contaminated raw or undercooked pork, beef, or fish. Once inside ...

In time, these insights may lead to technologies and therapies that can improve our own abilities to heal following injuries. Here, we report the application of LCM for expression profiling of the ...