Understanding how cells transform into specialized types during human development is a central challenge in biology. This ...

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...

A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed into mRNA precursors, is correctly assembled into mature mRNA. Splicing is a ...

This is called photosynthesis. The basic structure of a plant cell is shown below. Photosynthesis relies on many structures in the cell all working together, each playing its role. The diagram ...

Among the top three market structure concerns for 2025 is market data access and costs, a new survey from JP Morgan has found. Of those surveyed, 16% highlighted market data and costs as the top ...

Many cells in multicellular organisms are specialised. They have specific roles in the organism of which they are part. Their structure is adapted to their function. They are often grouped ...

Cancer stem cells are rare immortal cells within a tumour that can both self-renew by dividing and give rise to many cell types that constitute the tumour, and can therefore form tumours.

With a growing number of regulatory approvals and therapies moving into earlier lines of care, patient access to cell and gene therapies (CGTs) is gaining increased attention. In December 2023 ...