By examining squid skin cells three-dimensionally, a University of California, Irvine–led team has unveiled the structures ...

This complex system drives cephalopod mantle optics, with the cells and their internal structures regulating light transmission ... composites could perform a variety of multispectral functions, ...

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a ...

It has been known for several years that abnormal chromosome numbers lead to protein imbalances in the affected cells.

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

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

EM, researchers elucidated the structure of key receptors integral to fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat ...

They’ve discovered a previously unknown organelle – that is, a specialized structure that performs some specific function – inside human cells. The team named it the “hemifusome”, and in a paper ...

Not only do mitochondria serve as the engine of the cell – they also act as watchtowers for the immune system.

New method maps RNA in cells at native locations, revealing spatial responses to signals and offering insight into disease ...

Back in 1900 the life expectancy of people with Down Syndrome was 9 years. In 1984, it was 28 years, today it's leveled off ...

Adults with a history of childhood trauma show measurable differences in brain structure and function, according to new ...