Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

Scientists used advanced cryo-EM imaging to reveal how glutamate activates brain receptors, paving the way for new ...

A breakthrough in imaging technology promises to transform our understanding of the inner workings of living cells, and ...

Researchers from the University of Technology Delft, the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Caltech have developed a ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a new “self-driving” microscope that addresses two major ...

Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start ...

For successful cell division, chromosomal DNA needs to be packed into compact rod-shaped structures. Defects in this process ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

Unlike traditional microscopes that use light or lenses, DNA microscopy creates images by calculating interactions among ...