Our cells' membranes have many functions. They not only provide mechanical protection but also precisely control which ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a ...

Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on filopodia—sensitive, finger-like protrusions that reach out from the cell membrane ...

Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside cells that form compartments with individual functions. For example, ...

A new 3D-structure of a cancer-linked protein bound to its cellular partner reveals details of how the protein binds to ...