A leader in genetics and cell biology, Susan K. Dutcher, of WashU Medicine has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (Photo: WashU ...

A new electronic skin sensor uses magnetic cilia to detect both pressure and magnetic fields for applications in health and ...

However, its exact structure was previously unknown ... which resulted in the cilia showing significantly increased stickiness. Nonetheless, the algal cells were still able to move on surfaces ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing, and spelling. The NHS describes it as ...

More recent studies suggest the relationship may lie in the genetics of cilia ... with structural brain asymmetries, it is conceivable that altered asymmetries in brain structure link handedness ...

"The role of cilia in cancer is, in itself, unexpected," Dr. Tanos said. "When we started studying this structure, we expected cancer cells not to have cilia, because the presence of cilia had ...

Our lungs are fairly susceptible to diseases. Unlike most other organs, the lungs are in direct contact with the outside ...

Another risk of smoking cigarettes is periodontal disease, otherwise known as gum disease. This is because smoking causes ...

It’s not signed English; it has its own grammar structure and culture ... compounded by dying cilia on her cochlea preventing sound frequencies from reaching her inner ear.

The following facts made it possible to draw these conclusions. Cilia from the lung, nose, or elsewhere have a structure that is highly conservative and, moreover, resembles that of the sperm ...