Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

3 This discovery implies that prokaryotes may have possessed more advanced cellular structures and functions than previously thought, potentially influencing how the first eukaryotic cells emerged.

Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

The molecule was found in soil samples collected from a laboratory technician’s garden. The discovery shows that “there is ...

If you’ve ever dealt with “crepey” skin — or skin resembling crepe paper in its dry, wrinkled, thin appearance, listen up.

Mar. 26, 2025 — Researchers have developed 'tomoseqr' -- a new software tool that enables easy estimation of the three-dimensional (3D) spatial distribution of gene expression. Tomoseqr is free ...