For example, diatoms, a type of algae found in the ocean, feature glassy cell walls made of transparent silicon dioxide. This ...

Scientists have found that an increase in water salinity in the cells of the marine diatom Nitzschia weakens the connections ...

Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Research has shown that a potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and killing tumor cells in preclinical models tested in mice.

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 ...

Stem-cell research is the area of research that studies the properties of stem cells and their potential use in medicine. As stem cells are the source of all tissues, understanding their ...

Feb. 20, 2025 — Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA ...