Our brain's remarkable ability to form and store memories has long fascinated scientists, yet most of the microscopic mechanisms behind memory and learning processes remain a mystery.

Complex protein interactions at synapses are essential for memory formation in our brains, but the mechanisms behind these ...

Researchers have used a fungus and bacteria to create rigid, living structures similar to bone and coral, which could one day ...

Scientists apply principles of math and physics to unravel the mystery of how the endoplasmic reticulum, an organelle vital ...

Kanazawa University and colleagues have achieved a breakthrough in understanding sperm DNA packaging. Using high-speed atomic ...

Red blood cells transport oxygen throughout your body, including to vital organs and tissues. They also help your body get rid of carbon dioxide. Too little or too many red blood cells may be ...

Researchers found that cooperative fluid dynamics between single-celled organisms may have driven the evolution of multicellular life.

New research reveals that stentors, which are part of a group called protists ... order structure, like what we do as humans.” Scientists believe that the ability of single-cell creatures ...

In fact, why and how multicellular life evolved has long puzzled biologists. The first known instance of multicellularity was about 2.5 billion years ago, when marine cells (cyanobacteria) hooked up ...

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection and disease. The healthy range for an adult is between 1,000 and 4,800 lymphocytes per microliter (µL) of blood. Doctors will ...

In plant and fungal cells, vacuoles help maintain cell structure. All eukaryotic cells have a cell ... they are still present in plants, fungi and some protists. These rigid structures provide ...