When Schwann heard about the nucleus, he realized that he had seen a similar structure in the vertebrate notochord ... Robert Hooke had coined the word “cell”—short for cellula, or “small compartment” ...

According to Gerlach and Golgi, the nervous system represented an exception to cell theory, being formed not by independent cells but rather by a gigantic syncytium. Its unique structure and ...

But he also creates striking static images inspired by cell biology, atomic structure, and his own digital creations. What makes MRK’s images so compelling is the way they make cell biology seem ...

Prevailing theory holds that eukaryotes came to ... of an evolutionary model,” argues Buzz Baum, an expert on cell shape and structure. “Second, the model suggested a new way of looking ...