A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...

Caltech researchers demonstrated a new method to use light to control active matter—a kind of material made up of individual ...

Some of the body's cells stay ... at the atomic level—a technological advance that other scientists can now use to study similarly complex configurations. "Until now, it hasn't really been possible to ...

Specificity also entails recognition of and selective activity towards particular ubiquitin chain types, at least eight of which are now known to coexist in yeast and mammalian cells. DUBs might ...

But filopodia can also wreak havoc: metastatic cancer cells use them to invade new regions of the body. Filopodia are composed of hexagonal bundles of proteins that give them structure and strength.

Accurate and reliable single cell ... human-level accuracy by distilling expert knowledge from Ilastik with manual input of human as a teacher model. Moreover, by consolidating multiple channels of ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical ... Most neurons that carry signals regarding movement and higher-level functions, such as thinking and reading, are ...

Researchers created replicas of 3D cell structures inside Minecraft and made them available for anyone to use in their own installation of the game.

Understanding how tumors change their metabolism to resist treatments is a growing focus in cancer research. As cancer cells adapt to therapies, their metabolism often shifts, which can help them ...

Rhobo6, a light microscopy probe, gives scientists an unprecedented look at the extracellular matrix -- the collection of organized molecular structures that fills the spaces between cells in our ...

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. Prokaryotes have ribosomes but they are smaller ...