Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

Research by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists centers on RNA, a nucleic acid that plays a crucial role in most ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as ...

Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In a preclinical study ...

The electric skin cell signals, which move at glacial pace compared to those in nerve cells, may play a role in initiating healing.

The research indicates that the limitations on the size of proteins has been a crucial trigger in the development of life ...