Scientists at Feinberg are reshaping scientific understanding of the cell's tiniest components—structures once thought to be ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

A new discovery inside your cells may change how scientists understand disease and design future treatments. Researchers have ...

All life is made up of cells several magnitudes smaller than a grain of salt. Their seemingly simple-looking structures mask the intricate and complex molecular activity that enables them to carry out ...

Improving our understanding of the impact obesity has on individual cells could go a long way to preventing some of its deleterious downstream effects, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Researchers have developed artificial cell-like structures using inorganic matter that autonomously ingest, process, and push out material - recreating an essential function of living cells. Their ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...

Researchers at Linköping University have built artificial neurons from conductive plastics that replicate up to 17 biological ...

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