New research into the anatomy of blue sharks (Prionace glauca) reveals a unique nanostructure in their skin that produces ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

If you’re looking for a way to look at things in a different way, the Franklin Institute is filled with wonders. This ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, single cells joined forces to become multicellular organisms. At the foundation of this ...

Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...

A newly found organelle, the hemifusome, helps manage cellular recycling. It may play a role in inherited diseases and open ...

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

The river roars in the heat of the summer. The water is clear and cool, and a respite from the high sun. An angler leans back ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...