Caltech researchers demonstrated a new method to use light to control active matter—a kind of material made up of individual ...

Myosin II plays the most important role in cellular force generation. Myosin II molecules self-assemble into filaments with different structures depending on myosin II isoforms and other conditions ...

and the long axons of nerves are all built with microtubules—basic building blocks of the cell’s cytoskeleton. These structures are a critical backbone for life. Tubulins, the stuff that makes up ...

Researchers created replicas of 3D cell structures inside Minecraft and made them available for anyone to use in their own installation of the game.

Accumulation of clots causes some of the most severe symptoms of sickle cell disease, including strokes, kidney failure, ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

A guardian molecule ensures that liver cells do not lose their identity. This has been discovered by researchers from the ...

Accumulation of fat molecules is detrimental to the cell. Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National ...

UBC researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory—how the brain ...

Scientists uncover how the nucleolus, a tiny structure within cells, may control aging and lifespan, opening new ...

Filopodia help cells move but also aid cancer spread. Scientists have revealed how fascin proteins build these structures, ...