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

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

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

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By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, ...

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

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

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In the frozen reaches of the planet—glaciers, mountaintops, and icy groundwater—scientists have uncovered strange ...

Scientists have developed a technique that aligns stem cells into a single sheet, resulting in a marked increase in the secretion of signaling proteins which help repair tissue and regulate the immune ...

How does the brain store knowledge so that you actually remember what you have learned the next day or even later? To find ...