Researchers have found that some cells form new multicellular structures with functions that defy their original biological ...

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

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

Scientists at EMBL have captured how human chromosomes fold into their signature rod shape during cell division, using a ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Advanced techniques are allowing scientists to witness the process where plant cells generate cellulose fibers.