In eukaryotic cells, which are found in complex organisms including humans, little membrane-bound organelles carry out various functions. It's been suggested that these organelles, which all have ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva have developed a technique that enables visualization of cellular organelles at a resolution that has not previously been achievable in optical microscopy.

Organelles – the bits and pieces of RNA and protein within a cell – play important roles in human health and disease, such as maintaining homeostasis, regulating growth and aging, and generating ...

Cells are not isolated units; they continuously exchange proteins, genetic material, and even entire organelles with their ...

Findings from a new University of Cincinnati study have reshaped the fundamental understanding of how a certain cell ...

Cells naturally exchange cytoplasmic components like proteins, RNA, and mitochondria, but scientists lack tools to control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Specialized compartments within cells carry out specific functions. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images ...

Midbodies, once considered the rubbish of cell division, might have a function beyond their role in getting daughter cells to separate. Researchers show in today's Nature Cell Biology that stem cells ...

New research from the University of Cincinnati shows early indications that light can be used as a treatment for certain diseases, including cancer. Researchers from UC, the University of Illinois ...

Researchers develop a platform that uses nanotechnology to safely and reliably exchange intracellular material.

Once viewed only as power generators, mitochondria are now understood to play a role in mental illness. Their ability to ...