Engineers spend billions trying to create materials that are strong and lightweight. Now, scientists are taking inspiration ...

Fungal biology articles from across Nature Portfolio Fungal biology is the scientific discipline that concerns the biology of fungi, which include unicellular microorganisms as well as large ...

Endocytosis is the internalisation of extracellular material. Endocytic pathways include clathrin-dependent endocytosis, caveolae-dependent endocytosis, macropinocytosis and phagocytosis ...

Unlike organic waste, plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose-and sometimes, they never do. Yet, a silent savior may ...

In the grand tapestry of Earth’s ecosystems, it’s often the smallest beings that wield the most significant influence. From microscopic bacteria to tiny insects, these diminutive organisms form the ...

To measure the nuclei of mature hülle cells, hyphae were incubated at 37 °C for 8 days. Hülle cells were harvested, mixed on coverslips with one drop of albumin solution, spread, and then dried for 10 ...

A vaccine developed by University of Georgia researchers successfully protects against and treats vaginal yeast infections in ...

"While most organs are thought to be shaped by static, brick-like cells, our study highlights the powerful role of dynamic, migrating cells—and how they work together to sculpt living tissue ...

June 6, 2025 Knoepfler is professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine. Welcome to Lab Dish, a First Opinion column on regenerative medicine from Paul Knoepfler.

Heart muscle cells do something similar, issuing electrical “heave-ho” signals that make the organ beat. Skin and other epithelial cells, however, were thought to be silent; they form barrier ...

More information: Allison Wing et al, Dietary oleic acid drives obesogenic adipogenesis via modulation of LXRα signaling, Cell Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115527 ...

Among the quiet forces reshaping U.S. warfighting readiness is a specialized group called the Drone Warfare Cell (DWC), operating within the Multi-Domain Special Operations Cell (MDSOC) at 5th ...