Scientists have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help of 'DNA origami'. The system they developed may facilitate the transportation of large ...

Cartilage cells that contain fat explain why some skeletal tissues are less rigid than others, and could one day be grown in ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the ...

Researchers enhanced organic solar cell efficiency and stability by eliminating a loss mechanism using a SiOxNy passivation ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade ...

Researchers have developed a model explaining how place cells in the hippocampus anchor both spatial and episodic memories.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how specialized cells surrounding small blood vessels, known ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build ...

Researchers have discovered how egg cells prepare for life by studying the Balbiani body, a structure that organizes key ...

How can we ensure that life-saving drugs or genetic therapies reach their intended target cells without causing harmful side ...

The team isolated the chloroplasts from algal cells using a centrifuge and gentle stirring. Instead of then piercing the host ...

have identified and eliminated a previously unknown loss mechanism in organic solar cells that makes them more efficient and ...