The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, and recycle their contents. It's ...

Study identifies autoantibodies against vinculin – a cytoskeletal protein responsible for structural integrity – as key ...

Characterization of intracellular synapse heterogeneity aides to understand the intricate computational logic of neuronal circuits. Despite recent advances in connectomics, the spatial patterns of ...

Blue sharks get their glow from hidden nanocrystals — and those same structures might let them subtly change color under ...

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 ...

Here we use cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structure of TbAQP2 from Trypanosoma brucei, bound to either the substrate glycerol or to the sleeping sickness drugs, pentamidine or ...

In the frozen reaches of the planet—glaciers, mountaintops, and icy groundwater—scientists have uncovered strange ...

Microscopic claw hairs help hermit crabs sense threats and make quick decisions, revealing a link between anatomy and ...

A set of breakthroughs from scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is ...

The innovative biodegradable metafilm from PLA enhances passive radiative cooling, addressing energy efficiency and ...