For life to function, cell membranes must remain intact. When these fragile barriers are damaged—for instance by heat or ...

Our cells produce a variety of proteins, each with a specific role that, in many cases, means that they need to be in a ...

This study links RhoA/ROCK pathway activity to nanoscale sensing, showing how cytoskeletal tension modulates cell ...

Researchers have discovered a regulatory process that controls the maturation of brain cells. This regulation seems to be ...

Too much fat can be unhealthy: how fat cells, so-called adipocytes, develop, is crucial for the function of the fat tissue.

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the ...

Much the way the caps on the ends of a shoelace prevent it from fraying, telomeres - regions of repetitive DNA sequences and a protein structure - protect the tips of chromosomes from damage.

Too much fat can be unhealthy: how fat cells, so-called adipocytes, develop, is crucial for the function of the fat tissue.