Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest ...

Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

When carnivores that roam our Earth feast gleefully on the flesh of their prey, the hard, unpalatable bones are usually left ...

Few predators swallow their prey whole. Even fewer can digest their meals with bones and all. But for some reptiles like the ...

A newly discovered cell helps pythons digest entire skeletons—and might be present in other bone-eating predators, too.

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

Electron-microscope examination demonstrates distinct and readily recognizable differences in the morphologic characteristics of the secretory granules in alpha and beta cells.

Research into the intestinal cells of Burmese pythons has revealed the existence of a previously unknown cell type, responsible for completely ...

During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells ...

A further understanding of the organelle could pave the way for better treatment of genetic and neurodegenerative diseases.