The glycocalyx surrounds each cell in the human body like a coat. This complex sugar layer plays a key role in the ...

The film explores the structure and function of plant and animal cells using a microscope. It begins with observing onion cells, highlighting their components such as the cell wall, nucleus, and ...

Inhibition of a cellular stress response may be a therapeutic target for ALS type 8 related to mutations in the VAPB gene, a ...

New research shows that cells in high-energy-demanding tissues respond to mitochondrial dysfunction through a sophisticated ...

Cancer dysregulates the complex structure of tissues and internal cellular pathways. As a result, the immune system loses its ...

Proteins are the workhorses of cells. Learn how their functions are based on their three-dimensional structures, which emerge from a complex folding process.

At its heart, the genetic code is the set of "rules" that a cell uses to interpret the nucleotide sequence within a molecule of mRNA. This sequence is broken into a series of three-nucleotide ...

The emerging role of SETD2 in regulating immune cell function is shedding light on potential therapeutic strategies for a ...

Researchers have examined the early stages of heart development, showing how complex meshes of muscle grow to form a complex ...

BIOL 1010 - Essentials of Biology 3 Credits Essentials of Biology is a non-majors general biology course without a laboratory. The topics that will be covered include biological molecules, cell ...

Biology meets geometry: Geometry of a common cellular structure explored Date: October 30, 2014 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: Architecture imitates life, at least when ...

Biochemists have uncovered the structure of cellular mechanism tied to thought, movement and other bodily functions. New atomic scale images of the structure of calcium's gatekeeper, IP3R, could ...