During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells ...

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Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

That extra step, however, might hold a key for better understanding certain genetic conditions, many of which stem from ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

Cells are the fundamental, structural, and functional units of living organisms. Cells are composed of cytoplasm containing various organelles, such as the nucleus, in which the DNA is stored, or ...

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...

Cell biology is the discipline of biological sciences that studies the structure, physiology, growth, reproduction and death of cells. Research in cell biology uses microscopic and molecular tools ...

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...