Scientists apply principles of math and physics to unravel the mystery of how the endoplasmic reticulum, an organelle vital ...

A University of Iowa-led study has revealed the unexpected structure adopted by the DNA repair protein RAD52 as it binds and ...

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

In animal cells, vacuoles are generally small and help sequester waste products. In plant and fungal cells, vacuoles help maintain cell structure. All eukaryotic cells have a cell membrane, also known ...

A eukaryote is any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus. Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex, multicellular life, including apple trees, mushrooms, fish and humans.

Researchers have found a way to dramatically reducing energy loss and boosting efficiency perovskite solar cells by incorporating rubidium using lattice strain -- a slight deformation in the atomic ...

It's no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age ...

Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic ...

Altering this amino acid and the chemical modification can dramatically disrupt chloroplast development and structure, said Yoon, who is also a member of the Purdue Center for Plant Biology.