What makes MRK’s images so compelling is the way they make cell biology seem less abstract. Instead of brightly colored diagrams, we get sweeping vistas of the cell and components that look very ...

The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, and recycle their contents. It's ...

In a scientific first, researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Diego, have generated a ...

For the first time, a structure called 'the mesh' has been identified which helps to hold together cells. This discovery changes our understanding of the cell's internal scaffolding. Skip to main ...

To move, these migratory cells rely on filopodia—sensitive, ... Scientists finally know how cells build a structure that lets them migrate. Story by Science X staff • 4mo.

Inside each cell of the human body are proteins that control which genes are expressed at the right place and time. However, ...

Although cell-in-cell structure was noted 100 years ago, the molecular mechanisms of ‘entering’ and the destination of cell-in-cell remain largely unclear. It takes place among the same type ...

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.

A central region of the cell that contains its DNA. Ribosome. Responsible for protein synthesis. Cell wall. Provides structure and protection. In bacteria, it is often made of peptidoglycans, a mix of ...

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1. The cell of the Cyanophyceae possesses no differentiated central organ of the nature of a "central body" or a nucleus. Undifferentiated protoplasm is uniformly distributed throughout the entire ...

Hair-like cell structure may drive melanoma. Written by Tim Newman on July 9, 2018 — Fact checked by Jasmin Collier. Cilia are hair-like projections that extend from cells’ membranes.