Scientists believe the earliest forms of life, called protocells, spontaneously emerged from organic molecules present on the ...

Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called ...

Scientists know this because some simple vertebrates — like the sea lamprey — have ... These ancient viruses didn’t intend to change the structure of their hosts, Ghosh emphasized. Instead, the way ...

From lung cancer to heart disease, the effects of smoking cigarettes are well documented. But a new study warns that the ...

Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is essential for the survival of our cells. The human body can't produce it, but we can maintain healthy levels of this vitamin by eating foods like salmon, legumes ...

Inside every cell, a network of tiny filaments, called the microtubule cytoskeleton, helps maintain the cell's shape, allows it to divide, and transports vital materials from one part of the cell to ...

Love wood floors? There’s more to the sourcing process than just purchasing a beautiful, natural hardwood. Here’s how to specify materials that will stand the test of time without harming the planet.

To probe the physical principles leading to the SC formation and its molecular consequences, we study here the structure and dynamics of the mammalian mitochondrial SCI/III 2 by combining large-scale ...

Part of Biology (Single Science) Cells, organ systems and ecosystems ...