Every second, millions of cells in your body divide in two. In the space of an hour, they duplicate their DNA and grow a web ...

In research that could shed light on the growth and formation of complex tissue architectures, Brown University engineers ...

Adaptor protein (AP) complexes play central roles in intracellular vesicular trafficking by coupling cargo selection to ...

An implantable scaffold and magnetic probes capture circulating tumor cells directly in the bloodstream, eliminating over 90% of captured cells in rabbits and goats.

A new study by researchers in Japan offers new insights into how protocells may have inherited and enriched genetic material before modern biology emerged. By exposing mixed phospholipid vesicles to ...

Human cells are extremely small and tightly packed – at about 20 micrometers across, ...

Scientists suggest increasing what is understood about exocytosis could one day inform many fields of applied science.

Lysosomes are the recycling centers of human cells. Larger molecules are broken down inside the membrane-enclosed vesicles. Malfunctions can lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

Researchers at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS), LMU Munich, TU Darmstadt and Nanion Technologies have now decoded the function of the TMEM175 ion channel, which is crucially ...

In advanced dry disease, a key problem is failure of retinal pigment epithelium, often shortened to RPE. These cells help ...

Human bodies are usually described as chemical engines, powered by glucose and oxygen. Yet a wave of new research suggests our cells are also quietly harvesting mechanical motion and turning it into ...