In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

An international research team has deciphered a mechanism of the evolutionary arms race in human cells. The findings provide ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

After the first observations of life under the microscope, it took two centuries of research before the 'cell theory', the idea that all living things are composed of cells or their products, was ...

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 ...

High ionic conductivity has attracted considerable attention for use in energy applications, such as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Novel proton conductivity was discovered in a delafossite-based ...

Liquid crystal (LC) lens cells are fabricated using a nematic LC material with a positive dielectric anisotropy and semicircle-shaped metal substrates as quasioptical millimeter-wave devices. The ...

In this article, you’ll learn how eukaryotic cells operate, providing a solid foundation for understanding how life functions at a microscopic level.

β-Lactam antibiotics have long been a treatment of choice for bacterial infections since they bind irreversibly to Penicillin-Binding Proteins (PBPs), enzymes that are vital for cell wall biosynthesis ...

Two key protein structures in the body are being visualized for the first time, thanks in part to the latest technology in ...

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 ...