Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...

At the heart of our cells, a previously unknown structure has just been identified, shedding new light on essential ...

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.

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 ...

That extra step, however, might hold a key for better understanding certain genetic conditions, many of which stem from ...

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 cell nucleus is the site of many important biological functions of the eukaryotic cell. These processes include transcription, replication, splicing and ribosome biogenesis.

Table 1 below provides an overview of the key features of a prokaryotic cell: Table 1. The structure and function of key prokaryotic cell structures. Structure. Function. Nucleoid. A central region of ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed synthetic T lymphocytes, or T cells, that are near-perfect facsimiles of human T cells. Their artificial cell could be a key step toward more effective drugs to treat ...