An international research team has uncovered a surprising way compartments within cells work together to defend themselves ...

Three-dimensional (3D) imaging is essential for investigating cellular structure and dynamics. Traditional optical methods ...

From single cells to complex creatures: New study points to origins of animal multicellularity Researchers at UChicago analyze genetic data and protein sequences to find key innovations that ...

Timeline Published: 01 December 2000 The elusive cytostatic factor in the animal egg Yoshio Masui Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 1, 228–231 (2000) Cite this article ...

Rats exhibit significant recovery of locomotor function following incomplete spinal cord injuries, albeit with altered gait expression and reduced speed and stepping frequency. These changes likely ...

Scientists developing human–animal chimaeras grow human cells in animal embryos, with the aim of one day generating animals with human organs that can be transplanted into people.

Description Diagram of generic plant and animal cells, showing major organelles including nucleus, nucleolus, rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, cell membranes, golgi apparatus ...

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In science fiction movies like Frankenstein and Re-Animator, human bodies are revived, existing in a strange state between life and death. While this may seem like pure fantasy, a recent study ...