A newly found organelle, the hemifusome, helps manage cellular recycling. It may play a role in inherited diseases and open ...

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 ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

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

By tracking the movement of RNA molecules inside the nucleolus using advanced imaging and genomics techniques, the new method ...

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Superficial cellular structure is by no means uncommon, and is shown to advantage by thin layers of heavy tar-oil or benzaldehyde on the surface of water.

This means that the physical structure of a biofilm is vital to the group’s collective health. “On some level, all biological shape and form is ultimately constrained by what’s metabolically feasible, ...

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.