When killer T cells of our immune system divide, they normally undergo asymmetric cell division (ACD): Each daughter cell ...

Cells may generate their own electrical signals through microscopic membrane motions. Researchers show that active molecular ...

RNA is usually portrayed as a molecule that works deep inside the cell, helping to turn genetic information into proteins.

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has ...

Researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research have uncovered a surprising player in autophagy, or the "self-eating" process that removes damaged parts of cells.

Scientists find the exocyst protein complex is key to cellular \"trash bag\" formation, a discovery that could transform treatments for Alzheimer’s and cancer.

Lockheed Martin has teamed with US firm Hadrian to integrate its manufacturing capabilities and accelerate missile production ...

A research team from McGill University and Drexel University has transformed female mosquito feeding tubes into ...

Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move ...

From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop ...