Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), shoots electrons through a frozen sample. The images formed by the electrons ...

Just like workers need the right environment to efficiently perform their tasks, proteins require placement within specific cellular compartments to function properly. Therefore, understanding the ...

Every cell in the human body contains about 2 meters of DNA, roughly the length of a bed. Though too small to see with the naked eye, DNA is intricately organized, allowing it to govern cellular ...

For cells to function properly, they must produce the right amount of each protein. It is a delicate balance: Both too little and too much can compromise essential cellular functions. A team from the ...

Newswise — The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Confocal Microscopy Core facility is now offering researchers access to a state-of-the-art STED microscope that provides ...

Although numerous spatial transcriptomics analyses exist for evaluating RNA localization, these methods face several limitations. Cell fractionation techniques, such as density gradient centrifugation ...

A new review in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology explains how cholangiocyte primary cilia sense bile flow, ...

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center have identified a previously underappreciated role for tiny structures inside cells called peroxisomes in protecting insulin and maintaining ...

Lysosomes, long regarded as the cell's waste disposal system, are now recognized as far more than simple degradative ...

Mapping a human cell gives researchers a view of subcellular architecture and sheds light on how cancer develops. It’s been more than two decades since scientists finished sequencing the human genome, ...