In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, ...

Scientists have discovered how cells initiate waste recycling and form ‘garbage bags,’ a crucial process for health. This ...

Until now, skin cells have been viewed as barriers that can respond to electric stimuli. Turns out, they also generate ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

This bone marrow would be transplanted into the donor and, if successful, they would then make new, healthy blood cells to replace the damaged ones. Now this science is relatively new and there ...

Sahana is a science journalist and an intern at The Scientist ... “Surprisingly, when we used the mouse and human conditions, they didn’t work for the panda [cells],” Liu said. “The recipe from the ...

specific diseases or human ancestral populations could also reduce the impact of [AI virtual cell] models." Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science ...