Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

Plants are constantly on guard. Their roots are equipped with molecular alarm systems that detect invading microbes and trigger immune responses. Yet beneficial soil fungi routinely enter living root ...

The nuclear pore complex (NPC) mediates transport of all macromolecules between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. The structure of the NPC — a cylindrical ring-like structure lined with nucleoporins ...