Ion channels generate electrical impulses produced by living cells. Synthetic ion channels could serve as tools for ...

Prior to using this narrative, have learners create their own model of a cell in their notebooks using whatever background information or experience they might have. While exploring the narrative, ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.

The Hemifusome: A Cellular Recycling Center The hemifusome is a tiny, membrane-bound organelle that functions as a recycling center inside cells. Its primary role seems to be in organizing and ...

Even after decades of peering into cells, biologists are still finding surprises. In a twist, researchers at the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health uncovered a new organelle, ...

Xylem vessel pits are tiny openings on the cell wall of water-conducting cells—with pit geometry influencing crop yield through its effect on plant hydraulics and nitrogen transport.

Single-cell transcriptome sequencing results of rats intervened with specific mode electroacupuncture (an emerging method for opening the blood-brain barrier).