A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, ...

Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little "organs" ...

Flip open an intro-to-biology textbook and you’ll likely find a cartoon image of the basic cell structure, with its kidney-bean shaped, round and oblong organs—called organelles—spread out with unique ...

EDMONTON - University of Alberta researchers are rewriting the textbooks with a discovery that alters science's understanding of one of the cell's most basic processes.

All cells, prokaryotic or eukaryotic, are surrounded by a plasma membrane. This thin, flexible, and potentially very fragile structure is all that stands between the interior of the cell and the ...

Researchers have identified an entirely new mechanism underlying the development and structure of the nervous system during embryogenesis.

Scientists now have the ability to label cell parts in bright fluorescent colors, render tissue slices in high-definition photos and use video to monitor animal behavior down to the milliseconds.

Some viruses can hide in our bodies for decades and make 'fake' human proteins that trick our immune cells into believing nothing is wrong. Now researchers have determined the basic structure of ...

Although known since the 1830s as a round, dark spot in a cell's nucleus, only recently has the nucleolus gotten its full due. Scientists, including research conducted by the lab of Clifford ...

EDMONTON - University of Alberta researchers are rewriting the textbooks with a discovery that alters science's understanding of one of the cell's most basic processes.