Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex life, their defining feature being the presence of membrane-bound organelles. This article details the structure of eukaryotic cells and provides ...

Researchers have examined the early stages of heart development, showing how complex meshes of muscle grow to form a complex 3D pump structure.

A new study has found that ORC plays a broad, unexpected role in regulating human cell gene expression and chromatin ...

By the late 20th century, it was evident that determining the ribosome’s atomic structure would be crucial to fully understanding its function.

Researchers have developed synthetic genes that function like the genes in living cells. The artificial genes can build intracellular structures through a cascading sequence that builds self ...

However, both the structure and function of this protein family have been debated within the scientific community, inhibiting efforts to understand its role in disease and develop effective ...

Like bees breathing life into gardens, providing pollen and making flowers blossom, little cellular machines called mitochondria breathe life into our bodies, buzzing with energy as they produce the ...

Scientists have long used fluorescent dyes—which emit light—to research cell structures and activities.

Nucleons, which include protons and neutrons, are the composite particles that make up atomic nuclei. While these particles have been widely studied in the past, their internal structure has not yet ...