The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, and recycle their contents. It's ...

A new structure in human cells has been discovered. The structure is a new type of protein complex that the cell uses to attach to its surroundings and proves to play a key part in cell division.

At the heart of our cells, a previously unknown structure has just been identified, shedding new light on essential biological mechanisms. This discovery could transform our understanding of ...

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (May 11, 2010) --Cell-cell junctions are multi-molecular complexes that link neighboring cells. They help maintain tissue integrity, act as barriers to permeability, and ...

Yale researchers and their colleagues in Hungary have discovered that cells in the hypothalamus — an area of the brain that controls functions like hunger and body temperature — play a major role in ...

The book ends with an epilogue called "Time and change," which does not present a comforting account for those of ... The Human Eye: Structure and Function. Nat Med 5, 1229 (1999). https ...

Humans are complex organisms made up of trillions of cells, each with their own structure and function. Scientists have come a long way in estimating the number of cells in the average human body ...

In a human cell, the genome, which contains the genetic code, is housed in the cell nucleus. Barely 10 micrometers in size - or about 10 times smaller than the width of a strand of human hair - it ...

In 2020 biologist Michael Levin and his colleagues reported that they had made “biological robots” by shaping clusters of cells into tiny artificial forms that could “walk” around on surfaces.