Scientists have uncovered new details about cellular filaments that play a critical role in wound healing, according to a ...

Physicists from the Universities of Bayreuth and Grenoble have discovered a new mechanism of cell mobility. Their findings ...

Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer, is utilized to make a wide range of products like clothes and paper. Also, it helps ...

In a breakthrough with promising real-world applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers, and plant biologists has captured the first live images. In a groundbreaking study, researchers ...

A study by Kindai University researchers shows that neurons adapt their migration strategies based on environmental conditions. Using PIEZO1, a mechanosensitive ion channel, neurons can adjust their ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

ALMA has revealed evidence of a new type of slim, filamentary structure that drives cycles of depletion and replenishment. At ...

Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal ...

The movement of cells in the human body – known as cell migration – is crucial for immune cells. These cells must move quickly and flexibly in different environments in order to fulfil their role as ...

Discover how a structural breakthrough in the chikungunya virus is opening new avenues for antiviral drug development and ...

Bacteria, which are susceptible to infection by bacteriophages, often carry multiple genes encoding anti-phage defense ...