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

It's no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age ...

Existing three-dimensional (3D) neuronal culture technology has limitations in brain research due to the difficulty of precisely replicating the brain's complex multilayered structure and the lack of ...

Imagine that you want to know the plot of a movie, but you only have access to either the visuals or the sound. With visuals ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

The structure and function of key prokaryotic cell structures. Structure. Function. Nucleoid. A central region of the cell that contains its DNA. Ribosome. Responsible for protein synthesis. Cell wall ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders ...

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...

New research has identified the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (GLUD1) as a new therapeutic target for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In preclinical DMD mouse models, investigators demonstrated ...

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed the hemifusome. This tiny membrane-bound structure serves as a cellular ...