Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, ...

At sufficiently high concentrations, some of the compounds called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances self-organize into two ...

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules may be best known for their job ferrying the genetic information encoded in DNA to a cell's ...

A technological revolution is helping Scripps Research scientists see the molecules that undermine human health, from ...

Oregon Health & Science University, in collaboration with Oregon State University, has discovered the structural organization ...

Below the basic structure is shown in the same animal cell, on the left viewed with the light microscope, and on the right with the transmission electron microscope. Cytoplasm A jelly-like ...

Protons are the basis of bioenergetics. The ability to move them through biological systems is essential for life. A new ...

The global effort to combat climate change requires expanding renewable energy technologies. To optimise solar cells, ...

Its structure, as revealed by the electron microscope, mirrors its function It is the mitochondrion, a small body which appears to play a central role in the oxidation of foodstuff.