Scientists have uncovered more than 20 genes whose mutations cause familial forms of Parkinson's disease. One of these genes ...

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

Researchers have produced the most detailed image to date of a bacteriophage -- phage for short -- that has allowed them to see for the first time the structural makeup of the part of the phage that ...

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows. This lipid abundance asymmetry is enabled by the unique properties of ...

Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles in cells that act as recycling centers—breaking down waste materials, damaged ...

Scientists apply principles of math and physics to unravel the mystery of how the endoplasmic reticulum, an organelle vital ...

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 ...

The biological signifigance of biomolecular condensates is now known. These structures can be likened to droplets of oil ...

Mandimycin, which targets a different essential fungi cell resource than other antifungal drugs, should harm other cell types as collateral — but doesn’t.