A 3D animation of cross sections of monocot and dicot stems, showcasing their vascular bundles and structural differences. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video ...

Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...

Bone-marrow-derived multipotent progenitor stromal cells — or mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) — are the common predecessors of cells of the mesenchymal lineage, such as bone, cartilage and fat ...

Stem-cell differentiation is the process by which a more specialised cell is formed from a stem cell, leading to loss of some of the stem cell's developmental potential. Stem-cell differentiation ...

Optical lattices (OLs) with diverse transverse patterns and optical vortex lattices (OVLs) with special phase singularities have played important roles in the fields of atomic cooling, particle ...

The transversus abdominis (TA) muscle is the deepest of the abdominal muscles. It extends between the ribs and the pelvis, wrapping around the trunk from front to back. The fibers of this muscle run ...

In an attempt to better understand pleuromeiacean life-history, ecophysiology and ecology (see Section 4.2–4.5), we quantified aspects of their (functional) morphology, ontogeny and ecology based on ...

It is now up to the Global South to call for a new order centred on inclusion. Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:50am ...

Neurons that secrete the neuropeptide orexin help mice decide between exercise and snacking.