New research from Professor Guillermo Ameer’s team shows how a shape change of a cell’s nucleus can trigger regenerative signals and improve implant performance.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have revealed the structure of a key protein involved in ...

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

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

Cellular adhesion is a central element in tissue mechanics, biological cell–cell signaling, and cell motility. In this context, the cell–substrate distance has been investigated in the past by ...

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

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the metabolism of the cell, they also play a key role in the integration of signals ...

However, attempts at reconstructing a three-dimensional structure of the nervous system were frustrated by the impossibility of determining the exact relationships between cell bodies (somas ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders. The existence of the organelle—which has been dubbed the ...

The Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy and Pathology PhD program is a unique connector between the basic and clinical sciences. New technology has enabled tools for examination of biological ...

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 ...