Inside every human cell, a tiny structure called a lysosome acts like a recycling center, breaking down toxic waste, clearing ...

Cellular senescence is a state where cells permanently exit the cell cycle after a finite number of divisions, while maintaining metabolic activity. This phenomenon, initially described by Leonard ...

Engineered fluorescent nanobodies that work inside living cells can label multiple proteins in different colors at once, ...

A faulty ion channel function is a consistent biological feature of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), providing long-awaited validation for hundreds of thousands of ...

Researchers shifted the focus to the internal properties of the membrane itself, specifically its viscosity, highlighting its critical role in controlling deformation and dynamics during essential ...

Researchers discovered that declining levels of phosphatidylcholine may be a major cause of age-related mitochondrial ...

"If we understand the underlying processes, we may be able to take targeted countermeasures." ...

The morphology of a seed influences many aspects of plant productivity and resilience. Serving as a critical stage in the plant lifecycle, seeds exhibit variation in composition, dormancy, and ...

RNA in cells performs an astounding number of functions. Messenger RNA carries the sequences of active genes to cellular machinery that turns it into proteins. And transfer RNA molecules are an ...

A research team at Kumamoto University has developed a deep learning-based method for analyzing the cytoskeleton—the structural framework inside cells—more accurately and efficiently than ever before.

The list below offers a representative sample of the courses you can expect in the study of cellular and molecular biology at DePauw. From theoretical foundations to practical experiences, these ...

Orientational order is important for both liquid crystals and cell assemblies, and experimental and computational techniques ...