The decision to become an organ donor is a selfless act that quite often saves lives. Many people sign up to be organ donors, but those same people may not know that they also can sign up to be tissue ...

Connective tissue provides the framework and support for tissues throughout the body, including bones, muscles, blood vessels, and organs. It consists of a variety of proteins, such as collagen and ...

An international team of researchers reached a major milestone in decoding the human genome by linking genes across all chromosomes of many individual people to specific tissues and disease processes.