The cytoskeleton is far more than a static scaffold—it’s a dynamic, adaptable network that shapes cells, moves cargo, and drives vital processes. From swirling cytoplasmic flows to microtubule ...

Cells constantly probe their environments, searching for physical cues that guide their behavior. And yet a cell's response ...

Researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) and other partner institutions of the ...

Photosynthetic bacteria helped shape planet Earth. Among them are cyanobacteria that produced the oxygen in the atmosphere ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Researchers have built a synthetic-cell platform that can be chemically adjusted in real time, sidestepping a long-standing bottleneck in artificial cell design. The system, based on coacervate ...

Integrating mechanobiological principles into disease pathogenesis, therapeutic development, and tissue engineering is ...

Stress fiber–generated traction forces critically regulate mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) behavior, yet how mechanical cues are ...

PICALM, a protein boosted by exercise and fasting, plays a critical role in muscle cell development. It controls cellular ...

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