If scientists could shrink themselves to microscopic size and take a journey through the human body—like the submarine crew ...

Mitochondria don’t just generate energy—they also carefully organize their own DNA in a surprisingly elegant way. Scientists have discovered that a long-overlooked phenomenon called “mitochondrial ...

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Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have revealed the detailed workings of a cell membrane protein that has essential roles ...

How do organic solar cells work on the inside? The answer lies in structures far too small to see—and difficult to access ...

To gain better insight into what's happening in the brain, researchers examine the molecules produced by brain cells, ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 and SDG 9. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been identified as a hallmark of aging, playing a central role in age-associated decline ...

After a decade-long quest to fill a major gap in basic biology, UChicago scientists have built a complete map of how cells ...