Although Mukherjee’s cell saga is not strictly chronological, he summarizes its early history in the first part of the book, including the invention of the microscope in the late 16th century ...

In his new book, “The Song of the Cell,” Siddhartha Mukherjee has taken on a subject that is enormous and minuscule at once. Even though cells are typically so tiny that you need a microscope ...

For years, a site called Agbogbloshie in Accra was one of the largest e-waste processing sites in Africa, getting 15,000 tons of discarded phones, computers and other used electronics each year.

However, mitochondria perform a large array of functions for cells beyond generating the chemical energy that powers a cell’s biochemical reactions. They play a role calcium signaling and storage, ...

This digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) revealed some of the comparative ultrastructural morphology between normal red blood cells (RBCs), and a sickle cell RBC (left) found in ...

One cell becomes two, then four, then eight, then 16. The cells of the corona radiata that had been surrounding the egg start to fall off, disperse and eventually disappear.

Its solution to escaping these potential perils hinges on a suite of about 60 var genes, each of which encodes a protein that can insert itself onto the surface of red blood cells.

Where the ‘powerhouse of the cell’ and chloroplasts come from Primary endosymbiosis happens when one microbial organism engulfs another . It then begins to use the swallowed organisms as an ...

New research on the emergence of the first complex cells challenges orthodoxy Date: August 5, 2022 Source: Arizona State University Summary: A new study challenges a popular scenario put forward ...

With sickle cell, and its large number of Black patients, he said, there is an issue of “equity in access and the tremendous medical need.” Some people with the disease may not be eligible ...