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A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

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With the theoretical part extended, this paper would be of interest to cell biologists and biophysicists working on asymmetric partitioning during cell division. Asymmetric partition of fate ...

Temperature is a critical variable that influences countless biological processes at the cellular level. However, precisely measuring temperatures ...

Temperature is a critical variable that influences countless biological processes at the cellular level. However, precisely measuring temperatures within living cells remains challenging. Conventional ...

A study of the fossilised fur of six mammals from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods has found they were all greyish-brown ...

Extracellular vesicles play a vital role in cell biology, modulating communication and signaling, with potential applications in diagnostics and therapeutics.