Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

Cookie-cutter houses are popping up all over the country. Why are these lookalike structures so prevalent these days, and ...

HDAC6 is upregulated in corneal diseases and causes ENKD1 deacetylation at lysine 98. Deacetylation of ENKD1 blocks its ...

The question left hanging in the chemical air was whether a methyl could have an independent existence. This caught the eye ...

A team of researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, in collaboration with ...

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ranging from movement to sensing environmental signals. Researchers from ...

A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that regulates the production of two different proteins from the same gene.

Only recently has the ribosome—one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms—been recognized as an active ...

Combining BET inhibitors and PARP inhibitors might help patients resistant to chemotherapy, the study suggests.

They are divided into three portions: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Each has an intricate structure of bones, nerves, and muscles. Just like other parts of the body, the ears can ...

Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China National Demonstration Center for Experimental Environment and Resources Education, College of Environmental ...

This argues against the pedicel hypothesis where one would expect an earlier (before the two flanking flowers) formation of this structure. Late formation favours an alternative interpretation, namely ...