Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

Specialized structure, dubbed a “hemifusome” by University of Virginia School of Medicine and the National Institutes of ...

Imagine you open up the hood of your car and take a look inside. You see an engine, the battery, various fluid reservoirs; ...

In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, dubbed ...

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

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

Water makes up around 60% of the human body. More than half of this water sloshes around inside the cells that make up organs ...

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.