At first glance, plants may seem passive – but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity. Plants are highly sensitive to their surroundings, continuously monitoring ...

The mechanical properties of tissue matrix are crucial for maintaining cell health and function. With aging, tissue matrix loses its mechanical integrity and exhibits altered biophysical properties, ...

A fluorescence image of a tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS), the lymph node-like immune structure developed in tumors. B cells (white) are making a dense aggregate of TLS. High endothelial venules ...

The metamorphosis of butterflies from larvae to pupae to adulthood is a natural wonder. By investigating the developmental processes that occur within the pupa, transforming it into a butterfly, ...

Aquaglyceroporin Aqp10, a protein channel for water and glycerol, selectively permeates urea and boric acid due to its unique structural features—report researchers from Japan. By comparing and ...

A team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with colleagues from Linköping University, has uncovered the function of a gene called DIORA1 (FAM167A), previously linked to autoimmune ...

At every moment, your kidneys are working hard to keep you alive and healthy. Shannon Horning/ SciTech Editor While you are drinking, running, sleeping, or simply breathing, two loyal organs at ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of cells are blurrier than researchers once thought.

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Since its inception, the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) has been driven by a central scientific question: how do individual cells organise to form tissues? The ...

They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

Some human organs, such as kidneys and lungs, have back-ups. Some can be lost with little consequence—the spleen, for example—and most can be sacrificed without making life impossible. One, the ...