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Muscles are formed by the merging of many small myoblasts into larger myofibers. This fusion of mononucleated myoblasts with a single nucleus into multinucleated myofibers with multiple nuclei is an ...

Now why would someone throw paint all over a perfectly good human brain? The good news is that this isn’t a paint splattered brain, but the colors are meaningful. This is a functional magnetic ...

These spiked spheres enveloped by blue tendrils are pollen grains infected with parasitic fungi. Some evidence suggests that the fungus uses these pollen grains to travel to new locations and spread.

Serotonin is a biochemical compound that contributes to a variety of important biological functions, including the regulation of mood and emotions. Certain brain cells make serotonin and release it ...

This video of a so-called HeLa cell dividing demonstrates how sensitive the cell division process is. While all is going well at the beginning of the video, as the clip nears its end you can see the ...

This section of a geometer moth antenna is obviously not a true nose, as we think of that organ, but these moths do use their antennae to detect odorants and other chemicals in the air. Their antennae ...

For humans and other mammals, hair plays three major roles: insulation, protection, and sensation of stimuli in the environment. On the other hand (or foot, as in the case of this beetle), insects ...

What am I looking at? These are cells derived from monkey kidney tissue, growing in culture. They were filmed at a very slow frame rate overnight, and you are seeing the video played back here at a ...

Imagine going to the dentist with this set of teeth! These are teeth located on a snail’s “tongue,” or radula, also called a rasper, which is constantly licking the ground to scrape up and transport ...