Challenge individuals or small groups create a dynamic movable model of the different organelles and cell structures that emulate the real movement, function, and dynamic nature of each structure. As ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, researchers are gaining new insights into the function of these critical ...

At the heart of our cells, a previously unknown structure has just been identified, shedding new light on essential ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders ...

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 ...

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...

Unlike other organelles (miniature organs within the cell), mitochondria have two membranes, an outer one and an inner one. Each membrane has different functions.

These organelles, called recycling endosomes, are responsible for sorting and moving ion channels to and from the cell surface, but no one had tested whether or not these ion channels were actively ...

In two recent papers, an international team led by UC Santa Cruz scientists describe the first known nitrogen-fixing organelle within a eukaryotic cell. The organelle is the fourth example in history ...

Picture a living cell as if it were a city. If you were the urban planner for this (very little, very alive) city, one of the things you would have to decide is how to allocate space for different ...