Cells make up all life on Earth. Cells are the smallest unit of life. All cells have specific structures, called components. Models in science are used to help us understand complicated ideas in a ...

Not everything in a eukaryotic cell is a direct inheritance from prokaryotes — Darwin's principle of descent with modification includes the possibility of invention. After all, there must have ...

Over the past two decades, molecular and cell biologists have made important progress in characterizing the components and compartments of the cell. New visualization methods have also revealed ...

The film explores the structure and function of plant and animal cells using a microscope. It begins with observing onion cells, highlighting their components such as the cell wall, nucleus, and ...

Cells are the building blocks of life, and they come in various shapes and sizes. All living organisms are made up of cells and these cells have various similarities and differences. They are ...

The unexpected discovery may provide scientists with new insights into how cancer develops — and how to combat it.

Editor's note: The author was a member of the National Institutes of Health's Human Embryo Research Panel in the mid-1990s. The panel recommended ethical guidelines for all future federally funded ...

Microglia are brain-resident macrophages playing pivotal roles in CNS development and homeostasis. Yet, the cellular and molecular basis governing microglia maintenance ...