The cells in human bodies are subject to both chemical and mechanical forces. But until recently, scientists have not ...

The body's cells respond to stress—toxins, mutations, starvation or other assaults—by pausing normal functions to focus on ...

Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

Researchers have solved a cellular mystery that may lead to better therapies for colorectal and other types of cancer. A professor of pediatrics-developmental biology and an assistant professor of ...

Cells are composed of cytoplasm containing various organelles, such as the nucleus, in which the DNA is stored, or mitochondria, which participate in energy production. Animal Cells are limited by ...

In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns ...

The cells that make up the walls of the finest of all lymphatic vessels have a lobate, oak leaf-like shape that makes them particularly resilient to changes in fluid volume. A similar cell shape also ...

In this interview Prof. Dr. Kristina Kusche-Vihrog speaks about the nanomechanics of living cells and their implications for ...

ALPK3 (α protein kinase 3) is an atypical kinase highly expressed in human and murine hearts. Biallelic loss‐of‐function mutations in ALPK3 lead to pediatric cardiomyopathy. The specific stages at ...

Almost every type of human and animal cell can be grown in the laboratory. Scientists have even managed to coax cells to grow into 3D structures, such as miniature human organs, which can provide a ...

A basic understanding of the underlying disease processes in depression is lacking; therefore, recreating the disease in animal models is not possible ... Sleep has important homeostatic functions, ...