Cancer cells are subjected to high mechanical pressure that leads to a rupture of the nuclear envelope when migrating through ...

The structure of enzymes determines how they control vital processes such as digestion or immune response. This is because the protein compounds are not rigid, but can change their shape through ...

Scientists at Feinberg are reshaping scientific understanding of the cell's tiniest components—structures once thought to be ...

Bacteria are different from you and me. Always the minimalists, they lack features that plant and animal cells usually can’t do without: a nucleus, special organelles, and an internal skeleton made of ...

AMES, Iowa – Two new discoveries from Edward Yu’s Iowa State University laboratory are adding to the scientific understanding of how bacteria resist antibiotics. Yu and his research group have just ...

Researchers have optimized a special X-ray process -- known as soft X-ray tomography -- to deliver high-resolution three-dimensional images of entire cells and their molecular structure in just a few ...

Researchers have discovered a type of organelle, a fundamental cellular structure, that can turn nitrogen gas into a form that is useful for cell growth. The discovery of the structure, called a ...

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kioxia Corporation today announced the development of the world’s first [1] three-dimensional (3D) semicircular split-gate flash memory cell structure “Twin BiCS FLASH” using ...

Ah, the human sperm. A mature male germ cell, this microscopic vessel is crucial for sexual reproduction. It looks a lot like a tiny translucent tadpole, with a head, center section, and lashing tail ...