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

By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.

Or these blobs might be summoned when a cell starts synthesizing the constituent RNA. That seems to be what happens, for example, when our own cells make a noncoding RNA called NEAT1, the scaffold ...

They may also have other functions important in cancer growth, such as playing a role in regulating cell division or angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels to feed a tumor). Using the analogy ...

The Allen Brain Cell Atlas (ABC Atlas) aims to empower researchers worldwide to explore and analyze multiple whole-brain datasets simultaneously. As the Allen Institute and its collaborators continue ...

Seth Meyers on Monday ripped Donald Trump’s chaotic leadership style ahead of the president-elect’s imminent return to office. “We know very little about what Trump’s second term will be like, given ...

Red algal chloroplasts stayed active in hamster cells for 48 hours A new technique enables chloroplast integration into animal cells Study offers potential for photosynthesis in non-plant organisms ...

The ear and the nose are squishy and stretchy thanks in part to ‘bubble wrap’ cells that provide extra cushioning and structural support to various body parts, a wide-ranging study 1 shows.

Languages: English. Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes, and other freshwater habitats face extinction, according to a new study published Wednesday in Nature. Researchers found ...

Some owners fled with their pets, but a network of facilities in the Los Angeles area is straining to care for the hundreds of animals left behind. By Callie Holtermann Follow continuing coverage ...

On the other side of the pathway, the MIEs and initial KEs defined in the nano-relevant AOP for the liver, considering NM-induced ‘mitochondrial dysfunction’ leading to “cell death/injury,” were ...