These connective structures, called adherens junctions, play important roles in tissue development and renewal, but remain poorly understood, said Sergey Troyanovsky, Ph.D., professor of Dermatology, ...

Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to ...

Advanced techniques are allowing scientists to witness the process where plant cells generate cellulose fibers.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accelerating spatial biology research with announcement of $160,000 worth of ...

The Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy and Pathology PhD program is a unique connector between the basic and clinical sciences. New technology has enabled tools for examination of biological ...

Previous mouse studies have shown that, when conditions in cells are normal, removing, or “knocking out,” any one of the ...

NYU scientists have discovered that cancer cells work together to withstand challenging conditions, revealing new ...