A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells, which form a barrier that defends the body from the outside ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process can lead to cell death or diseases like cancer. A new study has shown how ...

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural ...

Over time, plants have evolved various strategies to defend against herbivores. A new study uncovers how these plant defense ...

His team’s curiosity-driven approach, blending polymer science and biology, unveiled this hidden cellular signaling. Granick ...