In nature, the ten-micron small, single-cell microalgae are fantastic swimmers, propelled by their two whip-like flagella at the front. However, it wasn't clear what would happen if scientists ...

A safe biological birth control strategy for men has eluded scientists for many years. Now, an understudied enzyme brought them a step closer. Rohini Subrahmanyam is a biologist-turned-science-writer ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Ubiquitylation is involved in various physiological processes, such as signaling and ...

Marine biofilms are globally ubiquitous surface-associated microbial communities that have gained increasing attention due to their distinctive structure and functions. The aim of this study is to ...

Both use flagella - the little tail bit on sperm - to drive the cells forward, but while highly viscous fluids would usually dissipate their energy, the flagella on sperm can continue to propel the ...

The linker histone H1 binds to the nucleosome core particle at the site where DNA enters and exits, and facilitates folding of the nucleosomes into a higher-order chromatin structure in eukaryotes.

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Departments of Mathematics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, U.K. Departments of Mathematics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, U.K. Department of Biology ...