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A new study explains how basic cellular structures common to most life forms collaborate to fuel growth in a model plant organism. The findings could shed light on corresponding mechanisms in human cells.

Scientists contest longstanding hypothesis about mysterious illness affecting Gulf War veterans, providing first direct evidence that symptoms are driven by impaired mitochondria.

A team of researchers has discovered that the memory of the immune system relies on characteristic epigenetic features and a specific 3D arrangement of the DNA in the nucleus of memory cells, allowing for a fast activation of these cells.

A team led by researchers at Penn State has identified a protein that modifies the cellular machinery responsible for producing cellulose.

Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in preserving pancreatic function: in lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people, it reverses damage to fatty tissue.

The movement of bubbles in a lava lamp mimics how organelles self-organize to manage biochemical processes in cells, reports a new study.

Researchers have discovered the venom of a notorious caterpillar has a surprising ancestry and could be key to the delivery of lifesaving drugs.

That experiences leave their trace in the connectivity of the brain has been known for a while, but a pioneering study now shows how massive these effects really are.

Scientists have demonstrated that roots have their own temperature-sensing and response system.

Rice University scientists have used light-activated molecular machines to trigger intercellular calcium wave signals, revealing a powerful new strategy for controlling cellular activity.