Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a ...

Knowable Magazine reports on super-resolution microscopy breakthroughs, revealing intricate cellular details, enhancing ...

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the ...

Researchers examined anatomy of neurons from humans, mice and fruit flies. They discovered that the cellular structure of the brain is at a critical point, poised between two phases. New insights ...

A team of researchers led by Anna-Karin Gustavsson at Rice University has developed an innovative imaging platform that promises to improve our understanding of cellular structures at the nanoscale.

How does the collective interplay of many individual cells give rise to a perfectly shaped organism? This question lies at ...

Too much fat can be unhealthy: how fat cells, so-called adipocytes, develop, is crucial for the function of the fat tissue.

Epithelial tissue forms the outermost protective barrier of tissues and organs and is therefore prone to wounds and injuries.

Clothing that adapts to one's needs and senses the external habitat. A lunar lava tunnel that uses bacteria, plants and fungi ...