A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic organelles into their own bodies. The organelles continue to perform ...

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers looked billions of years into the past to learn more about the potential ...

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers looked billions of years into the past to learn more about the potential future of precision ...

For many years, prokaryotic cells were distinguished from eukaryotic cells based on the simplicity of their cytoplasm, in which the presence of organelles and cytoskeletal structures had not been ...

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

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

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

Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the human receptor for sweet tastes, which deepens our understanding of how we taste things. These findings, which were reported in Cel l, could also ...

The prokaryotic GTPase FtsZ, a homologue of tubulin, was shown to form filaments and to interact with the membrane during bacterial cell division 40. Actin homologues have been discovered in ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...