Basal cell carcinoma is a skin cancer that starts in the basal cell layer of the skin. The basal cell layer is the lower part ...

The ocean melts ice shelves from below – a process known as “basal melting”. Increased basal melting has led to the thinning ...

The lowest part of the epidermis, the basal layer, is formed by basal cells. These cells continually divide to form new cells to replace the older ones that wear off the skin's surface.

Melanomas originate in the pigment-producing melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis; they often resemble moles and are generally black or dark brown. In an ongoing adaptive-design trial ...